High Potential heads into a scheduled winter pause after its fall run. Season 2 returns on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, on ABC, with next‑day streaming on Hulu and additional availability on Disney+.

The midseason restart follows the October 28 fall finale and shifts the show into its winter slot on Tuesday nights. Expect the series to pick up the threads left dangling before the break and resume a weekly cadence.

What the Last Episode Set Up

The fall stretch leaned hard into larger‑than‑life cases and a pulsing cliffhanger. One storyline introduced Rhys (Aiden Turner), who figures into the midseason premiere. The show’s rhythm—escalating stakes while keeping character beats front‑and‑center—remains intact.

Across the run up to the hiatus, the team tangled with an international art thief

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