Monday 27 May 2024

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.

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