What is High Potential about?
Morgan is a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.
A brilliant single mom's unconventional crime-solving skills forge an unstoppable, gritty partnership with a seasoned detective.
Suspenseful and earnest. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hulu.
High Potential parents guide
No surprises for a TV-14: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- How gory is High Potential?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is High Potential rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated TV-14, with some strong language. Your call for older kids.
Cast and crew
Created byDrew Goddard
StarringKaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Judy Reyes, Javicia Leslie, Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J
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