“High Potential” pays tribute to original series co-creator Nicholas Gunn

High potential Nicholas Gunn praised during the closing credits of the ABC procedural.

The French screenwriter was one of the co-creators of the series HPIthe original series that inspired the American film adaptation starring Caitlin Olson.

“In Memory of Nicolas Jean,” read the title card at the end of Episode 7 of the series (see below).

Earlier this month, the French Writers’ Syndicate, SACD, announced that Jean had died suddenly on September 29.

“Nicolas Jean entered the industry thirteen years ago and has had a meteoric rise. Self-taught, with an atypical background that informed his fictional stories, he quickly established himself as a talented and essential screenwriter on television,” screenwriter and SACD director Florence Philippont wrote in a message posted on Instagram.

“He had a gift for freely inventing original concepts, freeing himself from imposed constraints. He knew how to intelligently surround himself with creative writers to develop with him, because he was passionate about sharing and generosity.”

HPI: High Potential Intellect (High Intellectual Potential) was co-created by Nicolas Jean along with Stéphane Carré and Alice Cégaray-Brugnot. The series premiered in 2021 and continues to produce new episodes. In the United States, the series is available to stream on Hulu as HIP: high intellectual potential.

ABC High potential It stars Kaitlin Olson as Morgan Gilroy, a single mother with an unconventional talent for solving crimes. The series’ cast also includes Danielle Sunjata (Adam Caradec), Javicia Leslie (Daphne Forrester), Deniz Akdeniz (Oz), Amira J (Ava Gilroy), Matthew Lamb (Elliot Radovich), and Judy Reyes (Selena Soto). The second season of the series added Steve Howey as a series regular playing new precinct commander Jesse Wagner.

See title card in memory of Nicola Jean below.