10 pieces of gum chewed every day, 280 million views worldwide… The HPI phenomenon in numbers

As soon as its first episode aired on April 29, 2021, HPI immediately managed to win the hearts of the TF1 audience. Directed by Audrey Flerot and Mehdi Nebibu, this new genre detective series follows an eccentric consultant with high intellectual potential who helps DIPJ in Lille.

And as soon as the first episode aired, the series became a real hit, managing to gather 9.34 million viewers in front of their TV screens. Figures that the channel did not know since 2006. As Season 3 airs every Thursday from 9.10pm on TF1, take a look at the HPI phenomenon in figures.

American adaptation

A few weeks ago, the American channel ABC officially ordered the remake of HPI in the US. The high-profile series revisits HPI’s origins and follows Morgan, a woman with an exceptional IQ and mother of three, who forms an incredible and unstoppable team with Commander Karadetz.

To fill Audrey Fleuro’s place, the channel tapped Philadelphia-based actress Kaitlin Olson. Karadetz will be played by Daniel Sunjata (Grey’s Anatomy). Check out the full cast of the HPI remake.

The series was seen in 105 countries

HPI was also a real phenomenon worldwide. Thus, the series was sold in no less than 105 countries. He has traveled to Italy, Spain and Germany, as well as Latin America, Japan and New Zealand. Export abroad, which allowed the police series to be viewed more than 280 million times. Record scores for a French series. Morgan Alvaro not only managed to conquer the hearts of the French…

12.5 million viewers

If the first episode of HPI set a record by gathering more than 9 million viewers, it was the 3rd episode of this season that allowed the series to break all counters. Broadcast on May 6, 2021, this opus gathered 12.4 million curious people in a consolidated audience (which includes repeats), the best artistic audience on French television since the end of Dolmen in July 2005.

These figures are all the more remarkable as HPI broadcasts in an era where competition is increasing, especially with streaming platforms. Just like television still has a bright future.

He chewed 5 to 10 gums daily

Electric blue eyeliner, faux fur, a mix of leopard prints and flashy jewelry… Morgan Alvaro didn’t go unnoticed at DIPJ in Lille. In addition to this atypical appearance, the character played by Audrey Fleuro also spends her days chewing gum.

Not an episode goes by without bubbles popping, much to Karadetz’s despair. And according to TF1, the actor chews 5 to 10 pieces of gum every day on the set. A figure that surely explains why fans send him whole boxes of chewing gum at the beginning of filming.

HPI Season 3 is also an 88-day shoot, 60 sets, including 3 repeaters (Morgan’s house, the police station, and Karadek’s apartment), 3 directors, 13 writers, and 634 employees in Haut-de-France.-France.

Catch a new episode of HPI Season 3 this Thursday, June 15 from 9:10pm on TF1. The episodes are now fully available on the MyTF1 Max platform.