‘High Potential’ Is Disney+’s Most-Watched Show of the Week

Here are the ten series people pressed play on the most this week—each entry includes the essentials: creators, principal cast, and a clean plot snapshot so you can jump in fast.

10. ‘Only Murders in the Building’ (2021)

Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, ‘Only Murders in the Building’ centers on three true-crime fans who investigate homicides inside their Upper West Side apartment building while making a podcast. The core cast features Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, with music by Siddhartha Khosla and executive producers including Dan Fogelman. Seasons debut on Hulu/Disney+, with a fifth season launching in September 2025. Episodes mix mystery structure with New York apartment-block lore and podcast storytelling devices.

9. ‘Bluey’ (2018)

‘Bluey’ is an Australian animated series created and written by Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio, following a Blue Heeler puppy and her family through imaginative play. Voice leads are David McCormack and Melanie Zanetti, with music by Joff Bush. Richard Jeffery serves as animation director for later seasons, and Sam Moor produces. Commissioned by ABC (Australia) and BBC, the show streams globally on Disney+.

8. ‘Modern Family’ (2009)

‘Modern Family’ is a mockumentary-style sitcom created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan that follows three interconnected households across Los Angeles. The principal cast includes Ed O’Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet, among others. The series uses intercut A-B-C plots and direct-to-camera confessionals to structure family milestones and everyday mishaps. Music is by composer Gabriel Mann.

7. ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (2005)

Created by Shonda Rhimes, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ chronicles the surgeons of Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial, interweaving medical cases with mentorship and hospital politics. Current leadership lists Meg Marinis as showrunner, with executive producers including Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Ellen Pompeo, Debbie Allen, and others. The ensemble features long-running stars such as Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr., with additional returning cast each season. New seasons premiere on ABC and stream next day on Hulu/Disney+ internationally.

6. ‘Would You Marry Me?’ (2025)

‘Would You Marry Me?’ is a Korean romantic drama about two strangers who enter a 90-day sham marriage to qualify for a luxury townhouse prize, only to confront real-world complications along the way. The series stars Choi Woo-sik and Jung So-min, with supporting turns from Shin Seul-ki and Seo Bum-jun. Direction is credited in trade and fan listings to Song Hyun-wook and Hwang In-hyeok, with scripts by Lee Ha-na, and episodes air on SBS with streaming availability on Disney+/Hulu in select regions. Season 1’s initial rollout is underway.

5. ‘To Cook a Bear’ (2025)

Based on Mikael Niemi’s novel, ‘To Cook a Bear’ is a Nordic period thriller set in 1852 in northern Sweden, as a pastor and his Sámi foster-son investigate a string of killings blamed on a bear. Gustaf Skarsgård stars with Ane Dahl Torp, Pernilla August, Magnus Krepper, and Jonas Karlsson. The series is written by Jesper Harrie, directed by Trygve Allister Diesen, and produced by Anagram Sweden for Disney+/Hulu. Production spanned multiple locations across Sweden and Finland.

4. ‘Chad Powers’ (2025)

Co-created by Glen Powell and Michael Waldron, ‘Chad Powers’ follows disgraced quarterback Russ Holliday, who reinvents himself—complete with prosthetics and a wig—to walk on at a struggling college program under an alias. Powell leads the cast with Perry Mattfeld, Quentin Plair, Wynn Everett, and Steve Zahn, with Omaha Productions and ESPN among the producers. Director-EP Tony Yacenda and EPs Eli and Peyton Manning help adapt the viral undercover tryout bit that inspired the show. Makeup effects were designed to transform Powell with hundreds of individual prosthetic pieces.

3. ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ (2025)

A dramatized true-crime miniseries created by Michael D. Fuller and Erin Lee Carr, ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ tracks the investigations surrounding Alex Murdaugh and their impact on a South Carolina community. The cast includes Jason Clarke as Alex, Patricia Arquette as Maggie, and Johnny Berchtold as Paul, with Brittany Snow as journalist Mandy Matney and J. Smith-Cameron as Marian Proctor. Episodes roll out weekly after a multi-episode premiere window. The series is inspired by Matney’s ‘Murdaugh Murders’ reporting and podcast.

2. ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ (2025)

From franchise leads Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear, and Rashad Raisani, ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ centers on first responders in Music City, led by Chris O’Donnell alongside Jessica Capshaw, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, and Michael Provost. The series extends the universe’s mix of high-stakes emergencies and personal storylines within Nashville’s firehouses, dispatch, and law enforcement. Early episodes establish the Hart family and key units responding across the city. It’s produced by Ryan Murphy Television and 20th Television.

1. ‘High Potential’ (2024)

Created by Drew Goddard, with Todd Harthan as showrunner, ‘High Potential’ follows Morgan Gillory, a gifted civilian consultant who teams with LAPD detective Adam Karadec to crack complex cases using unorthodox pattern-spotting. The series stars Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Judy Reyes, Javicia Leslie, and Deniz Akdeniz. Episodes blend case-of-the-week investigations with Morgan’s evolving role inside Major Crimes. The show is adapted from the French-Belgian hit ‘HPI’.

Tell us which of these you’re watching right now—and what we should queue up next—in the comments.