Like every good network TV show, ABC’s <em>High Potential</em> features two main characters in a will-they-won’t-they dynamic. Kaitlin Olson‘s Morgan and her partner in the LAPD, Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata), have experienced an indescribable tension between them since the beginning. Initially, the always by-the-book Karadec was resistant to Morgan joining the fold, especially when it meant her breaking protocol. However, as the two continued to solve cases together and Morgan demonstrated her invaluable contribution to the team, they have grown stronger and now work together like a well-oiled machine.
While Karadec and Morgan have learned to rely on each other, both at work and beyond, the series may be changing their dynamic once more. In new interviews ahead of season 3, which is set to premiere in January 2027, it seems their chemistry will finally be addressed.
‘High Potential’ Will Finally Address the Morgan-Karadec Dynamic
Although High Potential has shifted away from fall programming and pushed to January 2027, teasers from the cast are leaving viewers more excited than ever. Among them is Olson discussing the potential sparks between Morgan and Karadec. When asked about the new season at the Disney Advertising Upfront in May 2026, Olson kept it vague. “Oh, I wish I could tell you everything,” she said, per Good Housekeeping. “There’s always the will they or won’t they with Karadec.”
In an interview with TV Insider, Olson mentioned that she hasn’t been “playing into” a flirtation with Sunjata onscreen but rather that it’s more about their characters naturally interacting with one another. “I’m fully just being Morgan, who likes to bust his balls and treat him like a little brother who’s annoying,” she told the outlet. “But I love Daniel’s Karadec and how he’s interacting with this woman. He doesn’t know how to approach it. Is she flirting with him? Does she hate him? Does she love him?” She then hinted at where their dynamic is heading in the new season. “But we’re going to sort of slow burn that,” she says. “You’ll get an answer.”
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