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'So Help Me Todd' Cancelled: Kaitlin Olson's 'High Potential' Takes the Spotlight!

What’s a Good Replacement Series for So Help Me Todd?

After CBS cancelled So Help Me Todd for the fall 2024-2025 season, many fans are looking for alternatives. There's an excellent possibility that viewers who are fond of legal and crime series, might enjoy the ABC series: High Potential.

So Help Me Todd offered a series that balanced a comedy drama series (specifically through its unique family-driven themes), but, also focused on a crime case with the characters working together as an unconventional team. High Potential will follow a similar theme and premise, with a story focusing on a woman named Morgan. She will utilize her talents in the crime field, working to find solutions for an entire police department as an investigative expert.

Why is Kaitlin Olson in a New TV Show?

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Kaitlin Olson has been one of the most notable and entertaining actors who've worked in television. She is well recognized as the “Sweet Dee” in the iconic and irreverent TV show: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Those who've been watching Kaitlin Olson TV shows will be eager to see how she continues to build her career with the latest production, High Potential. She'll now take on the lead role of Morgan in a new series that combines her previous experience in comedy with a blend of action and thriller elements, creating a different type of drama series.

How Does Kaitlin Olson's New TV Show Work?

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Those who love crime dramas will certainly be intrigued to watch High Potential.

It appears to combine several genre elements (crime drama series) which is often found with the most prominent characters from legal, crime, and procedural-driven series - one which would include those legal dramas. The storyline focuses on the central figure Morgan (who is a brilliant, unorthodox detective) - showcasing how Kaitlin Olson has developed her character (this will also be known as Kaitlin Olson High Potential) in a very unconventional manner.

Is the So Help Me Todd TV Show Coming Back For Another Season?

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Although the TV series, So Help Me Todd, gained immense popularity after it premiered in late 2023, there have been reports of it getting cancelled after only two seasons - leaving those dedicated to watching this show feeling disheartened.

CBS did not announce that So Help Me Todd would return for season 3, although it has received a number of strong So Help Me Todd reviews from viewers, particularly in those online forums. Even with an ongoing petition for those fans who wish to see this series return. So Help Me Todd season 3 is unlikely.

Is There a Trailer for High Potential?

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Although this new ABC series was recently confirmed and a premiere date for Kaitlin Olson High Potential announced for September 2024 (more details may become available as production continues, it may not yet be possible to view an official High Potential trailer.

Those looking to see the show may want to check YouTube and those sites, such as ABC, where those official series teasers often get released.

How Do TV Series Get Cancelled?

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TV show cancellation is unfortunately an ongoing aspect of the production cycle. For a series like So Help Me Todd , it's not always the case of poor ratings, though these are often the biggest contributing factor - it's a mixture of different factors.

There are many contributing reasons to those productions that get TV show cancellation, ranging from: network strategies, cost concerns, and those shows that are meant to fill an allotted time slot for a specific channel. There have even been moments where a show that is cancelled, such as CBS canceled shows, are given another opportunity for revival, though these are few and far between, but often those that have proven to be commercially successful. While some of the bigger network channels have shown a willingness to give some of the productions, those such as So Help Me Todd have received support for two seasons and they were unable to get the same popularity to remain within CBS's schedule. It's too early to tell if So Help Me Todd season 3 might be possible, and the creators might even look for another opportunity with a new production.

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