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American (English) remake of the French series HPI (2021)
Synopsis
It follows the story of Morgan, a single mother of three, who uses her exceptional mind to solve a crime while organizing evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. Despite her very high IQ, excellent memory, and vast knowledge of the arcana, Morgan makes a number of fundamental legal mistakes that anyone who has ever watched a TV show about the law would know not to make.
In the first episode, for example, she obtains a document from a locked safe in the suspected victim’s law office that would never have been admissible in court: illegally obtained evidence
It also could not be used to obtain other evidence: a violation of the legal doctrine of “fruit of the poisonous tree.” In episode 2, she has to be reminded to wear gloves before handling evidence at the crime scene, and in #3, she removes all documented evidence from the police station, completely breaking the chain of custody and also making everything she removed no longer admissible in court. HPI Remake (2021).
I loved, loved, loved the original
I don’t expect it to be the same (the original was French for goodness sakes, with an amazing cast, and that certainly added flavor and pace to the show). However, the concept and high potential stories are solid (assuming they tell some of the same stories), so I’m giving the American version a chance, definitely more than one episode, and allowing this cast to make it their own.
This version definitely has high potential in its own right
. At the end of the season I hope it’s as good as the original or close, even if it’s a little different and Kaitlin isn’t the amazing Audrey Fleurot (but who is?).