HPI (TV series)

French-Belgian television series

HPI


French	Haut potentiel intellectuel

Genre	Comedy crime fiction
Created by	Stéphane Carrié Alice Chegaray-Breugnot Nicolas Jean
Starring	Audrey Fleurot Mehdi Nebbou Bruno Sanches Marie Denarnaud Bérangère McNeese
Music by	Yannis Dumoutiers
Country of origin	France Belgium
Original language	French
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	28
Production
Producers	Anthony Lancret Pierre Laugier Bérengère Legrand
Running time	52 minutes
Production companies	Itinéraire Productions Septembre Productions TF1 Pictanovo Be-Films RTBF
Original release
Network	La Une (Belgium) TF1 (France) RTS1 (Switzerland)
Release	April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20) (Belgium) – present

HPI (acronym for French: Haut potentiel intellectuel, lit. 'high intellectual potential', a French alternative term for giftedness) is a French-Belgian crime-comedy television series.

Created by Stéphane Carrié, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, and Nicolas Jean, broadcast in Belgium at La Une, since 20 April 2021, in Switzerland at RTS Un, since 27 April 2021, and in France at TF1, since 29 April 2021, the series is a coproduction between Itinéraire Productions, Septembre Productions, TF1, Pictanovo, Be-Films, and RTBF.^[1]^[2]

It stars Audrey Fleurot as Morgane Alvaro, an intellectually highly gifted housekeeper, who becomes a consultant for the DIPJ (a police division that investigates serious crime) in Lille, and helps solve several cases thanks to her sharp mind.

Synopsis

Morgane Alvaro is 38 years old, has 3 children from 2 ex-husbands, problems with authority, and, despite exceptional intelligence, works as a cleaning lady. One night, working at Lille police headquarters, she accidentally finds an important clue to a murder case, and, facing dismissal if the case is not solved, the superintendent assigns her to the case as consultant, much to chagrin of inspector Adam Karadec, the detective in charge of the case. Morgane dresses and acts inappropriately for her new job, often disobeys orders, has a difficult time managing her family life, and Karadec finds her nearly impossible to work with, but her flashes of brilliance are often crucial to solving the more difficult cases that the Lille detective squad deals with. In return for her work as a detective, the superintendent agrees to reopen the case of her first husband, who went missing after being arrested 15 years earlier.

Cast

Main cast

Audrey Fleurot: Morgane Alvaro
Cypriane Gardin: Théa Alvaro
Noé Vandevoorde: Eliott Alvaro^[3]
Mehdi Nebbou: Adam Karadec
Bruno Sanches: Gilles Vandraud
Marie Denarnaud: Céline Hazan
Bérangère McNeese: Daphné Forestier

Supporting cast

Rufus: Henri (episodes 1, 2, 3 and 5)
Cédric Chevalme: Ludovic Mulier (episodes 1, 7 and 8)
Christopher Bayemi: Doctor Bonnemain (episodes 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8)
Akache Busiah: Ranir (episodes 1, 7 and 4)
Michèle Moretti: Agnès Alvaro (episodes 3, 4 and 6)
Omar Mebrouk: Sofiane Karadec (episodes 6 and 8)

International adaptations

ABC ordered a pilot to a U.S. adaptation and ABC Signature will produce.^[4] Slovak TV Markíza released "Výnimočná Nikol" in 2022. Czech TV NOVA released "Případy mimořádné Marty"^[5] on 30 April 2023. Star TV, Greece, launched “IQ 160”, an adaptation of the series produced by Barking Well Media, in March 2023. RTL, Hungary, launched a Hungarian adaptation of the series, "A renitens" in February 2024.

References

^ "HPI: Haut Potentiel Intellectuel - Company Credits". IMDb. 2021.
^ "HPI – saison 1". Vl-Média. 30 April 2021.
^ Aurélie Jobard (2021-04-28). "Noé, Wattrelosien de 11 ans, joue le fils d'Audrey Fleurot dans la série HPI, ce jeudi sur TF1". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 2021-04-30..
^ Otterson, Joe (September 20, 2022). "ABC Orders Drama Pilot From Drew Goddard Based on French Detective Series HPI". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^ Prípady mimorádné Marty (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-30