ABC Developing Remake of French Series “HIP (High Intellectual Potential)”

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According to Deadline, ABC Signature is developing a remake of French detective series HIP (High Intellectual Potential).

What’s Happening:

  • Distributor Newen Connect struck the deal with ABC Signature for the show that has been sold to more than 100 territories worldwide.
  • The series is being developed for ABC by Drew Goddard (Daredevil).
  • The premise of the untitled drama, written by Goddard, evokes Good Will Hunting. In it, a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her HIP (“high intellectual potential”) she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
  • Goddard and Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles executive produce alongside Pierre Laugier, Anthony Lancret, and Jean Nainchrik of Newen Connect, the distribution company which sold the rights to ABC Signature.
  • The untitled drama is based on French detective series HIP (High Intellectual Potential), which is produced by Mediawan-backed Septembre Productions and Itinéraire Productions.
  • The original series was created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Stéphane Carrié and Nicolas Jean, and starred Audrey Fleurot and Mehdi Nebbou.

What They’re Saying:

  • Newen Connect Managing Director Rodolphe Buet said: “HIP has been an incredible international success as a French-language title and has won over audiences worldwide, so we are not surprised that there is an appetite for an English-language adaptation. We were simply blown away by the enthusiasm of the ABC Signature creative teams and their sense of collaboration in meeting with the French producers.”

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