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Jennifer Love Hewitt, who plays dispatcher Maddie Han on 9-1-1, is excited about her show’s ninth season and has floated a creative idea that fans are talking about. As production began in July 2025, she spoke up about crossing over with another ABC series called High Potential.
She thinks it makes sense because both shows are set in Los Angeles and involve dispatch centers, so the characters could meet in a natural, fun way. While nothing is confirmed yet, ABC will premiere 9-1-1 Season 9 on Thursday, October 9, 2025, and High Potential Season 2 starts Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
There is a possible chance for a crossover if both shows and executives agree. Hewitt’s enthusiasm and the shows’ shared setting have made this idea more than just a passing thought.
Why does her crossover idea feel natural in the Los Angeles world of both shows?
Both 9-1-1 and High Potential operate in the L.A. metropolitan landscape, centered on dispatch and response teams. Maddie Han’s world revolves around these calls and emergency coordination, while Morgan Gillory, played by Kaitlin Olson in High Potential, often refers to dispatch protocol in her crime-solving consultancy.
Jennifer Love Hewitt noted how seamless a bridge between the two could feel:
“I am obsessed with the show High Potential. . . . They’re in L.A., and she’s always referencing Dispatch. And I’m like, ‘She has got to come to the Dispatch Center, or I have to go to hers.’ Or I feel like we could do both, like one of their episodes could end with her coming to my Dispatch Center, and then I could enter her next episode. But I just need to work with that show. I just wanna be on that show. I think it could be so fun.”
Since both series are part of the Disney/ABC family and film in similar locales, production logistics wouldn’t clash. A guest appearance on 9-1-1 could lead to a reciprocal cameo on High Potential, creating a two-way narrative exchange that feels earned rather than gimmicky.
How did 9-1-1 Season 9’s production without Peter Krause set an emotional tone?
Season 9 marks the first time 9-1-1 returns without Peter Krause, whose character Captain Bobby Nash was killed off in Season 8. On returning to set in July, Hewitt admitted the atmosphere has changed. She spoke to Entertainment Weekly,
“It’s not the same… Nothing is the same... He was the person that mattered to everyone in the cast the most and so I felt like he was our hero and he always will be.”
The showrunner’s bold choice to write Bobby out was intended to heighten stakes and honor real first responders’ risks. Yet, the emotional weight lingers on the cast and crew. Introducing a crossover with the lighter-toned High Potential might offer Maddie and fans a welcome respite amid such heavy storylines.
What do Jennifer Love Hewitt’s own words tell us about her crossover hopes?
Hewitt’s enthusiasm isn’t just casual chatter. In an AwardsBuzz segment, she said,
“Wouldn’t that be cool? Same family. Same Disney. Same ABC. Same all that stuff. But I think it would be really fun, because her character is so fun, and I feel like she and Maddie would be really fun to watch together.”
Her candid remarks, expressed with what a journalist called “childlike enthusiasm,” highlight more than fandom. Hewitt has previously pitched crossovers, like the Season 7 episode where the 9-1-1 crew answered a call at the Bachelor Mansion. That precedent shows she knows how to propose ideas that align with network strategy.
Why does fall scheduling create a crossover window?
ABC’s fall 2025 lineup places High Potential Season 2 on September 16 and 9-1-1 Season 9 on October 9. The almost one-month head start allows Morgan to appear early in its run or vice versa.
Both shows typically span more than 10 episodes, offering room in the schedule for a crossover arc, perhaps around midseason sweeps for maximum impact. As High Potential has a more comedic-dramedy tone, a crossover episode could serve as a palate cleanser within 9-1-1’s heavier narrative.
Conversely, Maddie’s procedural expertise could add authenticity to High Potential’s crime investigations, strengthening audience engagement across both series.
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Hewitt’s successful pitch for the Bachelor crossover demonstrates her influence with showrunners and ABC executives. Showrunner Tim Minear recalled that the idea began with her calling him after attending a finale, and it developed into a full episode.
Given that history, her High Potential crossover proposal carries weight. It’s not merely a star’s wish; it’s a tested approach that once drove real creative collaboration. If 9-1-1 and High Potential align their scripts and shooting schedules, viewers could see Maddie and Morgan join forces, bridging dispatch-center drama with semi-genius crime consulting in a way that respects both shows’ tones.
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