Steve Howey Leaving As Captain Nick Wagner After S2
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Key Points:
- ABC’s crime procedural High Potential ended its Season 2 finale with a major cliffhanger involving Captain Nick Wagner (Steve Howey) being gravely injured, putting his fate and future on the show in question.
- Steve Howey’s role as a series regular ended with Season 2 due to a one-year contract, but there is a possibility he may return as a guest star to conclude his character’s arc next season.
- The show is undergoing a leadership change as original showrunner Todd Harthan departs, and the new showrunner will likely decide Wagner’s storyline moving forward.
- Wagner’s character was divisive and underutilized for most of the season, but his arc gained depth in the final episodes, including revealing his backstory and a romantic moment with Morgan.
- Another Season 2 addition, Susan Kelechi Watson’s character Lucia, also had a limited role but became central to the finale’s murder plot, resulting in her arrest handled by Karadec (Daniel Sunjata).
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