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ABC's High Potential Dedicates Midseason Finale to 'HPI' Co-Creator Nicolas Jean

The tribute follows the French writers' guild's announcement that the self-taught screenwriter died suddenly on September 29.

Overview

  • Season 2 Episode 7, titled The One That Got Away, closed with an on-screen card reading "In Memory of Nicolas Jean."
  • Jean co-created the 2021 French series HPI with Stéphane Carrié and Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, which continues to produce new episodes.
  • The SACD and administrator Florence Philipponnat posted tributes praising Jean's originality, generosity, and rapid rise in television.
  • HPI has aired 38 episodes across five seasons in Europe and is available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu under the title HIP: High Intellectual Potential.
  • ABC's adaptation launched in 2024, began its second season on September 16, 2025, paused after the October 28 midseason finale, and returns January 6, 2026.