Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) is set to star in the detective show pilot “HIP (High Intellectual Potential).” The pilot was ordered last September at ABC. In addition to headlining the project, Olson will also serve as a producer.
The pilot is based on TF1’s popular detective series “HIP” (High Intellectual Potential) and is targeted for the 2023-24 season. The show has been one of the most successful French-language shows on French TV in the last 10 years.
The untitled remake centers on Morgan (Olson), a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind who 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 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.
According to Deadline, Olson’s character Morgan leads a chaotic, hand-to-mouth existence in spite of (or because of) her IQ of 160. Assertive, fearless and possessed with a serious anti-authority streak, Morgan is able to spot details that others ignore as the white noise of life.
Drew Goddard (Daredevil, The Martian) will serve as writer. Alethea Jones (Mrs. Davis) serves as director and executive producer. Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas will serve as executive producer and showrunner
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.
Olson is best known for starring in FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which is in production on Season 16. Olson also headlined Fox’s comedy series The Mick.
Source: Deadline