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One of the marks that made High Potential the popular show that it is today is having an unlikely protagonist. In comes Morgan, who has a condition called High Potential Intellectual (HPI), which is a real-life diagnosis for those with an above-average IQ of 130 or higher. To make use of her abilities, Morgan ends up helping the LAPD Major Crimes Unit in the most unique way possible.
That said, here are 9 other shows with similar unlikely protagonists like Morgan, familiar premises close to that of High Potential's, and where to watch or stream them online.
High Intellectual Potential (2021-2025)
What better way is there to start the list than by going back to the root of it? You see, High Potential on Hulu/Disney+ is not the original show; it's just the US version of High Intellectual Potential, which is a French-Belgian production. The one other difference is that the HIP show is believed to have more emotional depth to the main protagonist, compared to its newest rendition.
Streaming Platforms: Hulu
Elsbeth (2024-Present)
Elsbeth is somewhat a combination of High Potential and Extraordinary Attorney Woo. The series follows the astute and unconventional attorney, Elsbeth Tascioni, who uses her sharp observation skills to navigate how to catch the bad guys. While viewers often perceive her as a person seemingly diagnosed with autism, she is not entirely like Woo Young-woo.
Streaming Platforms: CBS, Paramount+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video
Poker Face (2023-2025)
Charlie has a unique ability to detect when someone is lying, which makes her one of the best investigators on the case. However, unlike High Potential, Charlie is not a police officer nor is she with the FBI. She's a simple woman who happens to solve crimes unofficially as she travels.
Streaming Platforms: Peacock, Amazon Prime Video
Unforgettable (2011-2016)
Homicide Detective Carrie Wells has a rare condition called hyperthymesia, which gives her the ability to remember everything she has ever experienced with perfect detail. Everything, except the details and the story of how her sister was murdered.
Purchase or Rent: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Ludwig (2024)
The British series titled Ludwig has David Mitchell playing both John "Ludwig" Taylor, a puzzle constructor, and his identical twin, DCI James Taylor, the missing Cambridge detective that Ludwig ends up impersonating while they try to locate where his twin had been taken.
Streaming Platforms: BritBox, Apple TV
Veronica Mars (2004-2019)
Veronica Mars is played by Kristen Bell, a teenage sleuth whose ability, like many main leads on this list, to perceive and analyze situations on their feet comes in handy at school and her dad's Private Investigator business. But Veronica, like Detective Carrie, has an unsolved murder of her own — her best friend.
Streaming Platforms: Hulu
Wild Cards (2024-Present)
In this odd-couple, police procedural drama, Wild Cards stars Giacomo Gianniotti as Ellis, the demoted detective who gets help in cracking his cases from Vanessa Morgan, who plays Max, the notorious con artist, in hopes of getting his career back on track.
Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
NUMB3RS (2005-2010)
People may lie, but numbers don't. Numb3rs centers on FBI Special Agent Don Eppes, who enlists his genius mathematician brother, Charlie, to help solve complex criminal cases using mathematical models and equations.
Purchase or Rent: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Monk (2002-2009)
Former San Francisco police detective Monk becomes a private consultant in solving crimes, especially after being diagnosed with his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other phobias, which were triggered by his wife's unsolved murder. This condition may have prevented him from being on the force, but his photographic memory and brilliant observational skills would still bring him forth in major crime investigations.
Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video
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