High Potential Showrunner Teases Karadec’s Next Moves After The Midseason Finale
High Potential’s mid-season finale exploded with twists, and the showrunner teases January 2026 will thrust Karadec to the forefront as he navigates the fallout from Captain Wagner’s shocking outburst.
High Potential slammed the brakes with Season 2, Episode 8 — a mid-season finale that ended on an all-time high and then told us to sit tight until January 2026. Not subtle. And based on what the showrunner just teased, Karadec is about to step right into the middle of the mess, especially after Captain Wagner's very out-of-character blow-up.
Where we left off
The episode peaks with Morgan and her new boss, Captain Wagner, getting into it — not cute bickering, a loud, public clash — and Wagner losing his cool in a way that does not line up with how he knows Morgan operates. It felt off, which is exactly the point heading into the next chapter.
The Karadec/Wagner friction is coming
Showrunner Todd Harthan says Karadec will be firmly in Morgan's corner when the show returns. Translation: a Wagner vs. Karadec dynamic is brewing, and it is not going to be subtle.
"That particular moment is something that Karadec is really going to interrogate him about in the next episode. It came out of nowhere and felt very heightened, considering Wagner knows who Morgan is and how she works. So why do that? What's his agenda?"
Harthan also hints that Karadec will be asking Morgan some pointed questions of his own — and the next episode opens with a scene designed to scratch that itch right away.
Yes, there is a time jump — and a plan to fill the gap
Do not expect the next episode to pick up the second after the finale. There is a time jump. But Harthan says they are using a specific narrative device to give us the missing pieces — including what actually went down in that hotel room between getting the call and the team showing up at the crime scene. So we are not just skipping the juicy stuff; we are circling back to it on purpose.
- Season 2 returns in January 2026.
- Karadec backs Morgan and presses Wagner about his outburst.
- Expect real friction between Karadec and Wagner.
- The episode uses a time jump, then backfills what happened in that hotel room before the crime scene.
- It all kicks off with a bold opening scene, and Karadec has questions for Morgan.
Until then, the mid-season finale is streaming on Hulu if you want to revisit the fireworks and start forming your own theories about Wagner's agenda.