Underplayed Gems

HPI (2021)

HPI poster
Original title
HPI : Haut Potentiel Intellectuel
Genre
comedy television series, crime television series
Country
France
Length
5 seasons, 40 episodes
Rated
G
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 135 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A genius housekeeper uses her sharp mind to help police solve serious crimes in Lille. The show mixes comedy with crime solving.

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What happens

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

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