HPI on TF1: Will season 5 really be the last? “Nothing obliges us to end the series,” the writers explain

The rumor has been circulating for several months. Although HPI Season 4 is currently airing on TF1 on Thursday nights, many media outlets have already announced that Season 5, which is set to begin filming soon, will be the last.

Last May, Audrey Fleur told Télé Poche magazine:A priori, the fifth season will be the last, but we give ourselves the opportunity to return for a special evening. Or maybe go to the movies if we find the right corner.”

A cryptic statement that, therefore, suggests the worst for the detective series, which still continues to attract millions of viewers when new episodes are broadcast.

End soon?

As of now, TF1 has not confirmed if HPI Season 5 will be the last. The channel is expected to get viewers for the fourth season as well as a green light from the actors and writers. “It will depend on many factors related to the availability of actors and their wishes.“- explained one of the channel’s press officers.

“What I like about HPI is that nothing forces us to finish the series– added Alisa Chegarai-Brunot, screenwriter of the detective series during an interview with AlloCiné. “There are so many series that end due to lack of audience, or for the wrong reasons.”

“And it’s very hard when you’re someone else because you have to rush to an end that you didn’t really choose. And in this case, whether to stop or continue will be a collective choice.”

“So it’s a huge comfort because we can choose our own ending with an agreement with TF1 that doesn’t push us in one direction or another. It is comforting to say that we have the opportunity to write history from beginning to end. This is something very rare“.

“And conversely, it’s been a comfort for us to write our script for season 3 and now season 4 knowing that we have a sequel.Julien Anskater, also a screenwriter, added. “When we announce that Morgan is pregnant and that there are three potential fathers, we can’t do that unless we know we’ll be back next year. Season 4, we were able to really work on it as preparation for the next season.”

Are TV movies being made?

And even if the 5th season of HPI is the last, it does not necessarily mean the end of the detective series. The writers are indeed leaving themselves open to continuing Morgan and Karadek’s adventures through off-season episodes, as Mehdi Nebibu confirmed to Télé Star. “Not confirmed yet, but we’re also talking about event episodes and maybe even a feature film for the cinema.”

The writers discussed creating a musical opus. “Audrey would be very interested“Alisa Chegarai-Bruno told our colleagues Recreational television.

“I really want it, but it’s an extra challenge because you have to write the songs and the choreography takes time to shoot, so it has to be planned very early in the writing. It may be the off season“

Catch the final episodes of HPI Season 4 this Thursday, October 3 at 9:10pm on TF1. The entire season is now available on the TF1+ streaming platform.