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Let ’s take a flavour at how High Potential and the original French series that it ’s ground on , HPI ( Haut Potentiel Intellectual ) , stack up .
eminent Potentialis one of the biggest new hits on ABC , one of those high-pitched concept investigator serial about a far-out genius who helps the cops solve crimes . It ’s a pas seul on the Sherlock Holmes pilot of the gifted amateur who ’s smarter than the cops at figuring things out . In this case , Kaitlin Olsonplays Morgan Gillory , a work - class adult female with three kids from unlike men who wreak as a cleanser until she avail the LAPD resolve a murder by spotting clues and pattern of human behavior they missed . Turns out she has a genius - level intelligence quotient but never found her niche in life – hence her high-pitched Potential – until she finds her calling as a detective . The serial publication is a remake of a Gallic - Belgian serial publication calledHPI(Haut potentiel intellectuel)or HIP ( High Intellectual Potential ) . They ’re the same but dissimilar and reveal the dispute between American connection shows and European shows .
High Potential/HPI: A Tale of Morgan and Morgane
Let ’s be exonerated : neitherHigh PotentialnorHPIare necessarily " masterpieces " that redefine television , but they do the quirky detective adjective well with a bit of an edge . High Potentialeven make over the same pilot tarradiddle and several of the same episode to US web requirement for good or ill . There are significant differences between the shows , though , in item and nuance . Both series count completely on their star ’s personal magnetism , or there would be no show , but Olson ’s Morgan Gillory andAudrey Fleurot ’s Morgane Avaro are very different . InHigh Potential , Morgan is mostly far-out with all the edge and flaw ironed out , probably because of mesh executive director notes because they ca n’t acquit anything in a main character that risks making her unlikable .
Morgane inHPIis all edge – she ’s not merely quirky ; she ’s an impulsive screwup with bad boundary and a monumental cow chip on her shoulder . Her tendency to touch evidence has screwed up several crime scenes and made grounds inadmissible . Earning the trust of Karadec ( Mehdi Nebbou ) takes several more episodes than it does in the US variation , where Karadec ( Daniel Sunjata ) start up to intrust her by the goal of the pilot . Morgane also detest cops ( for good reason ) and does n’t trust them for a foresighted time . The Gallic series make it clear she ’s a screwup because of her impulsiveness , and there ’s more comment about socio-economic class conflict .
Morgan ’s being work class is played down inHigh Potential , but being blue-blooded neckband is a unassailable part of Morgane ’s individuality , including her suspicion and rancour of the ample . Morgane is more overtly intimate and comfortable in her sexuality , while the puritanical nature of US TV largely alter Morgan . Morgane also is n’t know for that oral communication - making that Morgan does because US mesh cop show have to do that all the time . HPIhas a much more natural , real - world vibe to it , whileHigh Potentialstill has that first time of year " US web procedural " vibration to it that should ( hopefully ) get toned down as the serial publication goes beyond its fledgeling season . HPIhad three seasons , so if you ’re jonesing for moreHigh Potentialafter the time of year finale , you may just watch the original Gallic serial .
High PotentialandHPI(including anEnglish dubfor people who do n’t require to read subtitles ) are both streaming onHulu .
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