Eddie Cibrian made a surprise appearance in the newest episode of High Potential — but did everyone catch his scenes?
During the Tuesday, March 31, episode of the hit ABC series, Cibrian had a cameo as the mayor of Los Angeles. He originally resisted having Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) on the case but eventually shared evidence with her to help with the investigation.
According to the synopsis, “Wagner joins Morgan and the team on a hunt for the crew behind a series of heists ripping through elite private vaults.” They then “uncover a far more dangerous endgame a looming cyberattack that could cripple Los Angeles’ core infrastructure.”
The police procedural, which premiered in September 2024, follows a high-potential intellectual — Morgan — who teams up with the LAPD to help solve murders. She gets paired up with a police officer, who is initially skeptical about Morgan’s involvement with the Major Crimes unit but ultimately starts to rely on her.
Season 2 picked up with the confirmation that Morgan’s ex Roman was still alive after going missing for more than a decade. The only information Morgan — and all of Us — have is that her ex worked as an FBI informant and doesn’t trust the LAPD.
“It’s a pretty bumpy ride. We’re going to start unpacking some pretty intense things with Morgan, as it relates to all things Roman. There are all kinds of trials and tribulations that are going to happen with the kids at home,” showrunner Todd Harthan teased to Us Weekly at the time. “It’s just going to get messy and complicated — hopefully in all the best ways so that the audience stays on the edge of their seats.”
He continued: “Our job now as we get to the back half of the second season is to fill in some of the big blanks and progress some of the relationships. You’re going to see some intense things happen between Steve Howey’s character and Captain Wagner really starts to bloom in the back half. That causes some good soapy messes on multiple fronts. It’s just our normal MO of just trying to mix things up and keep the audience engaged and keep them guessing.”
Harthan also expressed excitement at more guest stars.
“One of the wonderful things about this particular season is now that the show is doing really well, the choices we’ve had for casting have been incredible,” he shared. “In the back half, you’re going to see some really exciting guest stars.”
Harthan concluded: “We have this wonderful main cast and we’re trying to recruit — just like with Steve Howey. These actors have been just incredible. They can come into our show and hang with our wonderful cast and just add their own flavor to our world. It’s been exciting and you’ll see there’s some really cool people popping in.”
High Potential returns to ABC Tuesday, January 6, at 9 p.m. ET. The show is streaming on Hulu.
