HPI - SEASON 4, EPISODE 4: CHEVAL DE TROIE (TF1)

[Favourite of the Month] The fabulous Audrey Fleurot (Les combattantes, Spiral) is back as Morgane Alvaro in the fourth season of HPI, alongside an excellent cast. The first block of this new 8 one-hour episode season of TF1's record-breaking series will conclude with brilliance on June 13th.

 

The four remaining episodes will be shown by the channel this fall.

Commissaire Céline Hazan (Marie Denarnaud) must replace Commandant Fred Prigent in a hurry and she's no longer used to field work, as Lieutenant Gilles Vandraud (Bruno Sanches) and Morgane Alvaro can see when they investigate the murder of a vending machine supplier. Morgane and Gilles find out that Commandant Adam Karadec (Mehdi Nebbou) works on the financial side of the case for the fraud squad. The "red tornado" and the no-nonsense detective reluctantly team up again. Meanwhile, Céline' stress has some unexpected consequences.

 

Morgane faces the Karma pigeon, a hacker and a lawyer in this episode written by Louise Collaray, Léonor Varone, Julien Anscutter and Alice Chegaray-Breugnot. Also starring Bérangère McNeese (Daphné Forestier), Cypriane Gardin (Théa), Noé Vandevoorde (Eliott) and Cédric Chevalme (Ludovic Mullier). The talented Cédric Le Maoût returns as "Jérôme 2 de tension". Mohamed Makhtoumi is  Dr. Benzaoui, the new pathologist. The other guest stars are Jeremy  Lewin (Timothée), Akache Busiah (Ranir), Annie Poli ("Marie Besnard"),  Myra Tyliann (Affida) (1), Jehann Renard (Ulysse), Benjamin Bourgois (Nicolas), etc.

 

Produced by Septembre Productions and Itinéraire Productions with TF1. Co-produced by Be-Films, RTBF (Télévision belge), Umedia, Pictanovo and RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. Filmed with the support of Région Hauts-de-France. Jean Nainchrik, Anthony Lancret and Pierre Laugier are the line producers. Frank Delpech exec produces. Produced by Anthony Lancret, Pierre Laugier and Bérengère Legrand. Music by Yannis Dumoutiers. Cinematography by Emmanuel de Fleury. Editing by Bertrand Maillard. Main title design by Brett & Cie (Crimes parfaits). 

Graphic animations by Mathieu Decarli and Olivier Marquezy for La Brigade du Titre. Visual effects by Maud Lambard and Audrey Morant. Supported by the Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique and the investors of the Tax Shelter, with uFund. Created for TF1 by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Nicolas Jean with Stéphane Carrié (1). Story arc by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Julien Anscutter. High Intellectual Potential (the international title of HPI) is distributed by Newen Connect. Directed by Djibril Glissant.

(1) See Saison 3.

(2) Based on an idea from Nicolas Jean. Djibril Glissant and Franck Martins contribute to the series.

 

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2024/05/hpi-season-4-episode-3-penicillium.html (Season 4, Episode 3)

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2024/05/hpi-season-4-episode-2-iso-8601-tf1.html (Season 4, Episode 2)

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2024/05/hpi-season-4-episode-1-recto-verso-tf1.html (Season 4, Episode 1)

HPI - SEASON 4, EPISODE 3: PENICILLIUM BREVICAULE (TF1)

[Favourite of the Month] The fabulous Audrey Fleurot (Les combattantes, Spiral) is back as Morgane Alvaro in HPI, alongside an excellent cast. The eagerly awaited season 4 of French private channel TF1's record-breaking comedy/crime drama continues.

A 85-year old crime novelist is found dead in a secret room of his house and the chief suspect is Marie Boucher, aka "Marie Besnard", an acquaintance of Morgane Alvaro (1). On the run, Marie asks Morgane to clear her name. Gilles (Bruno Sanches) has doubts over Commandant Fred Prigent (Thomas Scimeca), the successor of Karadec (Mehdi Nebbou). Built around the theme of Karma by the writers (Bérénice Bocquillon, Thomas Colineau, Julien Anscutter and Alice Chegaray-Breugnot) and director Djibril Glissant, Penicillium Brevicaule is the best episode of HPI since its launch in 2021. Its ending is astonishing.

Also starring Marie Denarnaud (Céline Hazan), Bérangère McNeese (Daphné), Cypriane Gardin (Théa), Noé Vandevoorde (Eliott), Cédric Chevalme (Ludovic Mullier) and Christopher Bayemi (Dr. Bonnemain). Doudou Masta returns as David. Guest starring Annie Poli (Marie), Nina de Tonquédec (Marie as a child), Crystal Shepherd-Cross (Voice of Margot), Célia Pilastre (Voice of Gilberte), Maxime Galichet (Voice of Marcel), Eric Pucheu (Voice of the cop), Djibril Glissant (Voice of Antoine). With the participation of Rufus. Produced by Septembre Productions and Itinéraire Productions with TF1. 

 

Co-produced by Be-Films, RTBF (Télévision belge), Umedia, Pictanovo and RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. Filmed with the support of Région Hauts-de-France. Jean Nainchrik, Anthony Lancret and Pierre Laugier are the line producers. Frank Delpech exec produces. Produced by Anthony Lancret, Pierre Laugier and Bérengère Legrand. Music by Yannis Dumoutiers. Cinematography by Emmanuel de Fleury. Editing by Stéphanie Gaurier. Main title design by Brett & Cie (Crimes parfaits). Graphic animations by Mathieu Decarli and Olivier Marquezy for La Brigade du Titre. Visual effects by Maud Lambard and Audrey Morant. 

 

Supported by the Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique and the investors of the Tax Shelter, with uFund. Created for TF1 by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Nicolas Jean with Stéphane Carrié (2). Story arc by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Julien Anscutter. High Intellectual Potential (the international title of HPI) is distributed by Newen Connect.

(1) See Season 3.

(2) Based on an idea from Nicolas Jean. Djibril Glissant and Franck Martins contributed to the series.

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2024/05/hpi-season-4-episode-2-iso-8601-tf1.html (Season 4, Episode 2)

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2024/05/hpi-season-4-episode-1-recto-verso-tf1.html (Season 4, Episode 1)

HPI - SEASON 4, EPISODE 2: ISO 8601 (TF1)

[Favourite of the Month] The fabulous Audrey Fleurot (Les combattantes, Spiral) is back as Morgane Alvaro in HPI, alongside an excellent cast. The eagerly awaited season 4 of French private channel TF1's record-breaking comedy/crime drama started last week.

Morgane Alvaro misses an appointment at the maternity ward of the hospital and she tries to get another one when her doctor is found murdered. She must investigate with Karadec (Mehdi Nebbou) and Commandant Fred Prigent, his successor. The team suspects two young antispeciesist activists and Daphné (Bérangère McNeese) gives Morgane a lecture about "Karmic payback". This brilliant episode has great surreal sequences and a zany chase in a zoo. Also starring Bruno Sanches (Gilles Vandraud), Marie Denarnaud (Céline Hazan), Cypriane Gardin (Théa), Noé Vandevoorde (Eliott), Cédric Chevalme (Ludovic Mullier), Thomas Scimeca as Fred Prigent and Nicolas Martinez as Judge Pierre-Emmanuel Caron.

 

Guest starring Akache Busiah (Ranir), Patrizia Berti (Marilyn), Victor Guillemot (Benoît), Manika Auxire (Violaine), Sam Chemoul (Alain), Célia Pilastre (Zoé), Athena Poullos (Judith), Ener Tambwe (Dr. Bubé) and Manoel Dupont (Enzo). Produced by Septembre Productions and Itinéraire Productions with TF1. Co-produced by Be-Films, RTBF (Télévision belge), Umedia, Pictanovo and RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. Filmed with the support of Région Hauts-de-France. Jean Nainchrik, Anthony Lancret and Pierre Laugier are the line producers. Frank Delpech exec produces. Produced by Anthony Lancret, Pierre Laugier and Bérengère Legrand. Music by Yannis Dumoutiers. 

Cinematography by Emmanuel de Fleury. Editing by Pascal Jauffrès. Main title design by Brett & Cie (Crimes parfaits). Graphic animations by Mathieu Decarli and Olivier Marquezy for La Brigade du Titre. Visual effects by Maud Lambard and Audrey Morant. Supported by the Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique and the investors of the Tax Shelter, with uFund. Created for TF1 by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Nicolas Jean with Stéphane Carrié (1). Story arc by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Julien Anscutter. High Intellectual Potential (the international title of HPI) is distributed by Newen Connect. Episode written by Arié Chamouni, Elsa Mané, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot et Julien Anscutter. Directed by Mona Achache.

(1) Based on an idea from Nicolas Jean. Djibril Glissant and Franck Martins contributed to the series.

 

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2024/05/hpi-season-4-episode-1-recto-verso-tf1.html (Season 4, Episode 1)

HPI - SEASON 4, EPISODE 1: RECTO-VERSO (TF1)

[Favourite of the Month][Spoiler-free review] The fabulous Audrey Fleurot (Les combattantes, Spiral) is back as Morgane Alvaro in HPI, alongside an excellent cast. The eagerly awaited season 4 of French private channel TF1's record-breaking comedy/crime drama starts on thursday with one episode per week. 

This fourth season (8 one-hour episodes) will be shown in two blocks: four episodes from this month and four episodes this fall.

Following the events from the previous season, Morgane Alvaro must deal with her personal situation. She needs to have a conversation with Karadec (Mehdi Nebbou) but the latter wants to keep it strictly professional. Their new case concerns a 42-year housewife, mother of two children, found stabbed to death in her kitchen. Oddly, it involves funerals and real estate. Gilles (Bruno Sanches) thinks Morgane seems different, Daphné (Bérangère McNeese) is afraid for her job, Céline (Marie Denarnaud) makes an important announcement and who is the new guy of the police station?

Season 4 of TF1's ratings juggernaut gets off to a flying start. Its premiere begins with a hilarious nod to the sitcoms made by AB Productions (1) thirty years ago. The scenario is brilliant and the surreal sequences look expensive. The ending of the episode is beautiful. Jeremy Lewin (Timothée) and Doudou Masta (David Diallo) have cameos. Thomas Scimeca joins the regular cast as Commandant Fred Prigent. Also starring Cypriane Gardin (Théa), Noé Vandevoorde (Eliott), Cédric Chevalme (Ludovic Mullier) and Nicolas Martinez as Judge Pierre-Emmanuel Caron.

Episode 1 guest stars Marion Limosin (Manon Collet), Yannig Samot (Christophe Collet), Willy Delohen (Paul Collet), Cécile Berland (Alexandra Collet), etc. Produced by Septembre Productions and Itinéraire Productions with TF1. Co-produced by Be-Films, RTBF (Télévision belge), Umedia, Pictanovo and RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. Filmed with the support of Région Hauts-de-France. Jean Nainchrik, Anthony Lancret and Pierre Laugier are the line producers. Frank Delpech exec produces. Produced by Anthony Lancret, Pierre Laugier and Bérengère Legrand. Music by Yannis Dumoutiers. 

Cinematography by Emmanuel de Fleury. Editing by Bertrand Maillard. Main title design by Brett & Cie (Crimes parfaits). Graphic animations by Mathieu Decarli and Olivier Marquezy for La Brigade du Titre. Visual effects by Maud Lambard and Audrey Morant. Supported by the Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique and the investors of the Tax Shelter, with uFund. Created for TF1 by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Nicolas Jean with Stéphane Carrié (2). 

Story arc by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Julien Anscutter. High Intellectual Potential (the international title of HPI) is distributed by Newen Connect. Episode 1 written by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot and Julien Anscutter. Directed by Mona Achache.

(1) https://www.telepro.be/actu/tv/lhistoire-incroyable-de-lempire-ab-productions/

(2) Based on an idea from Nicolas Jean. Djibril Glissant and Franck Martins contributed to the series.