Back in July, 9-1-1 star Jennifer Love Hewitt flashed her support for her fellow ABC procedural High Potential. Using words like “obsessed”, the I Know What You Did Last Summer star revealed that she’s been hoping that the time will eventually come when the 9-1-1 team will be able to crossover with Kaitlin Olson’s hit series. Considering that both projects take place in Los Angeles, it isn’t too much of a hop, skip, and a jump to see how the creative teams could tie the characters together and deliver audiences one incredible episode. With High Potential now returning for its second season, the sky is the limit on what could happen to Olson’s Morgan Gillory as she continues her consultant job with the LAPD. And, when it comes to a potential 9-1-1 crossover, High Potential showrunner, Todd Harthan says, “never say never.”
In a recent interview, Harthan revealed that he would be totally game (pun intended) to join forces with the force that is 9-1-1 and see what would happen when the characters worked together on a case, revealing,
“I’ll tell you this; if Ryan Murphy ever recalls, I’m taking that call. But I’ve not talked to Ryan Murphy, and I’m a big fan of Jennifer Love Hewitt for a long time, dating all the way back before I was even writing in this business. So, I never say never. I mean, people have brought up that, The Rookie, there’s opportunities out there. I’ve actually never done a crossover in my career, so it would be a first for me, but no, that’s exciting. Frankly, I was just flattered that she was such a big fan of the show. That was pretty cool. So, we’ll see what happens. You never know.”
When Does ‘9-1-1’ Come Back?
With the fall slate in full swing and High Potential stepping back into the spotlight, fans might be wondering when they can catch 9-1-1’s return. The good news is that 9-1-1 is set to kick off its ninth season on Thursday, October 9 on ABC with streaming to follow the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. While many fans are wondering how the 118 will pick up the pieces following the divisive death of Peter Krause’s Captain Bobby Nash, a recent trailer teased the premiere episode’s disaster. It’s going to be tough to follow up last year’s bee-nado, but it looks like the creative team has done just that as it appears that Los Angeles is under attack from a massive meteor shower.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates surrounding both High Potential and 9-1-1 as well as their hopeful crossover.
