From the hospital to the police station. “Scrubs” actress Judy Reyes co-stars in the new drama “High Potential,” premiering Tuesday, Sept. 17 on ABC (10 p.
m. ET). “The show was really funny and interesting to me; the whole idea of this mother of three who’s got this ridiculously high IQ, but is too smart for a regular job, and becoming an incredible asset to this team of police officers,” Reyes, 56, told The Post.
“High Potential” was created by Drew Goddard, based on the French show “HPI.” The crime drama procedural follows Morgan ( Kaitlin Olson) , a single mom who works as a night cleaner for the LAPD Major Crimes Unit. She has “high intellectual potential,” meaning she knows and remembers more trivia than the average person.
When Morgan becomes ensnared in one of the LAPD’s cases, and they take notice of her unusual aptitude for seeing details that cops missed, she’s brought on to assist Detective Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata). Karadec isn’t happy about this, but he’s overseen by Lieutenant Selena Soto (Reyes), who decides to bring Morgan in to offer her unorthodox help. Junior detectives Daphne Forrester (Javicia Leslie) and Lev “Oz” Ozdil (Deniz Akdeniz) round out their team, while former “SNL” star Taran Killam plays Morgan’s ex, Ludo.
Reyes, who grew up in New York, said she was excited to play “the role of the lieutenant who has the vision and foresight to take a risk on someone like this.” Reyes is best known for “Sc.