Daniel Sunjata was nearing the end of the casting process for ABC’s “High Potential” when he was asked to do a chemistry read with the show’s star Kaitlin Olson — by Zoom.

Speaking with TVLine, Sunjata addressed the quasi-partners taking that next step in opening up and trusting each other, even if it didn’t immediately lead to smooches. As he put it: ...

Daniel Sunjata: Well, to answer your initial question, it’s interesting when you mentioned you use the adjective frantic, it is true. Morgan has this kind of. There’s that aspect to her.

Sunjata: It was surprising to me, very exciting in terms of the lead-up, because I haven’t been a part of a production that has had this much support from its respective network in the past.

High Potential is back and making way for a new dynamic between consultant Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) and LAPD Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) who took on a fresh case in the midseason premiere ...

In terms of the will-they-won’t-they between Karadec and Morgan, that is up to our writers’ room,” Sunjata, 52, told Us. “I think that they’re going to play the long game with that ...

Along with Olson, High Potential's cast includes several familiar faces. Daniel Sunjata plays Karadec, the detective who is skeptical about Morgan's value to the LAPD.

Since then, Sunjata has had supporting roles in a handful of successful films, including the Matthew McConaughey romcom Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and The Dark Knight Rises.