HPI (TV series)

HPI (acronym for Haut potentiel intellectuel, 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.

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 is 38 years old and has 3 children from 2 ex-husbands. Alone, she has to manage her family life in difficult conditions. But she is highly gifted. She has an IQ of 160 and a good dose of insubordination. Her destiny as a housemaid is turned upside down when her extraordinary abilities are spotted by the Lille police, who offer her a job as a consultant. But Morgane has a problem with authority.

Main cast

 * Audrey Fleurot: Morgane Alvaro
 * Cypriane Gardin: Théa Alvaro
 * Noé Vandevoorde: Eliott Alvaro
 * 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. Slovak TV Markíza released "Výnimočná Nikol" in 2022. Czech TV NOVA released "Případy mimořádné Marty" 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.