HPI (TV series)

HPI (acronym for French: Haut potentiel intellectuel, lit. 'high intellectual potential', an alternative term for giftedness) is a Franco-Belgian crime-comedy 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	32
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
Related
High Potential

Created by Stéphane Carrié, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, and Nicolas Jean, it is broadcast in Belgium on La Une since 20 April 2021, in Switzerland on RTS Un since 27 April 2021, in France on TF1 since 29 April 2021, and in Canada on Addik since 1 June 2022. It streams in the United States as HIP: High Intellectual Potential on Hulu since 12 July 2024.^[1] The series is a coproduction between Itinéraire Productions, Septembre Productions, TF1, Pictanovo, Be-Films, and RTBF.^[2][3]

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, who's 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^[4]
• Mehdi Nebbou: Adam Karadec
• Bruno Sanches: Gilles Vandraud
• Marie Denarnaud: Céline Hazan
• Bérangère McNeese: Daphné Forestier

International adaptations

• Slovak TV Markíza released Výnimočná Nikol in September 2022.
• In Greece, Star TV launched IQ 160, a copy of the series produced by Barking Well Media, in March 2023.
• Czech TV NOVA released Případy mimořádné Marty^[5] on 30 April 2023.
• In Hungary, RTL launched a Hungarian adaptation of the series, titled A renitens, in February 2024.
• American television network ABC began airing High Potential in September 2024, produced by ABC Signature.^[6]