High Potential Season 3: Everything We Know So Far

Not that we're counting, but It's been seven months since the last new episode of "High Potential" aired on ABC. 

That's seven months of not watching Morgan and Karadec dance around their feelings for one another. Seven months of not seeing Morgan try every combination of color, pattern, and fabric imaginable. And most importantly, seven months of not knowing how those Season 2 cliffhangers will resolve themselves.

Fortunately, there is a lot that we do know about "High Potential" Season 3, including when it premieres in 2027, who's going to be in charge after Todd Harthan's departure as showrunner, and details about a very special episode airing after the Super Bowl in February.

Cast members returning for Season 3 alongside Olson include Daniel Sunjata as Detective Adam Karadec (aka the other half of the show's will-they-won't-they duo), Javicia Leslie and Deniz Akdeniz as partners Daphne Forrester and Lev "Oz" Özdil, Amirah J as Morgan's daughter Ava Gillory, Matthew Lamb as Morgan's son Elliot, and Judy Reyes as Lieutenant Selena Soto.

Read on for a breakdown of everything we know about "High Potential" Season 3 so far:

Held for midseason on ABC, new episodes of "High Potential" will finally return for Season 3 on Tuesday, January 5 at 9/8c, sandwiched between the Season 5 premiere of "Will Trent" and the series premiere of "Surviving a Scandal."

The exact number of episodes in "High Potential" Season 3 has not been confirmed by ABC.

"High Potential" wrapped its second season with Morgan meeting Captain Wagner (Steve Howey) in the park, where she was promised a word with an FBI ghost who had key intel about Roman. But when Morgan arrived on the scene, she found Wagner bleeding out, leaving fans to wonder whether Howey's first season would also be his last.

We got our answer shortly after the finale aired, with confirmation that Howey will not be a series regular when "High Potential" returns for Season 3. However, it's possible that he could return in a limited capacity to wrap up his character's story, meaning it's safe to assume he'll survive the attack.

When ABC renewed "High Potential" for Season 3, the news was accompanied with an asterisk: Todd Harthan would not be returning as showrunner. Instead, Harthan is focusing on developing a live-action Disney+ series based on Christopher Paolini's "Eragon" books.

So, where does that leave "High Potential"? Two months after confirming Harthan's departure, ABC announced that it had found a pair of co-showrunners to take the helm for Season 3. Nora and Lilla Zuckerman — who were showrunners on Season 1 of Peacock's "Poker Face," among other credits — will be overseeing "High Potential" from here on out.

The post-Super Bowl time slot is arguably the most coveted hours in all of television, and this year, it's going to "High Potential." Super Bowl LXI airs Sunday, February 14 on ABC, and it will be followed by a new episode of "High Potential," the first of an explosive two-parter that will continue in the show's regular time slot the following Tuesday.

ABC's announcement promo, which you can watch below, debuted during "Monday Night Football" on October 12:

The video features a quick scene of Morgan reminding the audience that detective work is easy, "as long as you know where to look." She then discovers a hidden message about "High Potential" airing after the Super Bowl, offering an extremely Morgan reaction: "What does this mean for me, swag-wise?"

Like a horse chasing a dangling carrot at the race track, "High Potential" has spent two seasons stringing its fans along on the mystery of Morgan's missing baby daddy Roman. But after feeding viewers crumbs on a weekly basis, thoroughly testing the fandom's collective patience, it looks like we're finally getting the main course in Season 3. 

The Season 2 finale ended with Ava's art show, which Morgan had to leave in order to meet with Wagner. And boy, did she miss quite a show. Though Ava didn't notice, she was being watched from a distance by a shadowy — and dare we say fatherly — figure that could very well be Morgan's ex.

Amirah J, who plays Ava, couldn't confirm anything at the time, but she did tell TVLine she's hopeful that her character's father is finally reentering the picture. "I was really excited because, just like everyone else, I want to know where Roman is," she said of the cliffhanger. "I want to know who Roman is!"

Who do you think would be the perfect actor to play Roman on "High Potential"? Drop a comment with your picks, as well as all of your thoughts on Season 3 below.