High Potential’s Javicia Leslie Feels ‘Protected’ Being on a ‘Female-Led’ Show Helmed by Olson

[hewontgo]

With Katilin Olson leading High Potential as both star and producer, Javicia Leslie knows the cast is "protected." https://t.co/fijeCkw0eM
- Us Weekly (@usweekly) November 13, 2024

With Kaitlin Olson leading 'High Potential' as both star and producer, Javicia Leslie, 37, knows the cast is protected.

“To have a female led show that’s also produced

Comments

[ivn]

Love Kaitlin in everything she's in--Sunny, The Mick, Hacks, and now High Potential. Even though the roles she takes on are synonymous to each other, no one can play a hot mess quite like her.

[irajaxon]

i wish the mick had gotten at least one more season, that show was so funny

[pop_squash]

The Mick was funny but also it ended on such a fucking downer note for the daughter??? (sage from Gossip Girl) so I wish they'd been able to resolve that.

[myselfdestruct]

I loved that show so much.

[iamkenough]

This show is enjoyable enough because of main characters’ dynamic but the mystery is lacking a bit. She magically solves everything while an actual detective always makes wrong guesses lol. I wouldn’t mind it if it was more about the characters but they do focus a lot on the cases each episode because of the format, it just ends up too easy for her. I’d be surprised if it gets renewed.

[__onthebound]

Reminds me of Bones

[iamkenough]

I heard of that show but never watched 🤣

[frankthesheep]

lol. Bones was the worst. Even if the person was poisoned, it is not confirmed until she sees a nick in their bones from the needle 🤣. The ME with the tissues and the testing was just there for vibes.

[thatcovergirl]

I guess the CW did a number on her. Hope her career gets bigger, she’s a good actress.
The lead of this show is the queen of good shows that get canceled after one or two seasons.

Hoping this works out. Would love to see them be more character development focused .

[a_files06]

Which is weird because Batwoman was a female run show as well with majority female cast.

[thatcovergirl]

Maybe it was a shit show behind the scenes? Which makes sense given them cancelling almost every show out of nowhere.
I mean, Ruby Rose did complain about the show runners.

[a_files06]

CW canceled shows because it was under new management and all of them were told to expect cancelations. Batwoman was under the old regime.

All the cast/crew complained about Ruby. They recast her character that's how much she burned that bridge.

[tetrazzinichikn]

Kaitlin’s been sooooo good in this show. And unlike her IASIP colleagues, she has taken on roles that are just completely inapposite to Dee and absolutely kills it.

[alwayspolaris]

This is actually really sweet and I totally get it, my entire chain of command is women right now and I definitely feel protected by it. I also really love Kaitlyn Olsen so maybe I should give this show a chance.

[__onthebound]

It is endearing! She does chaos so well