According to Variety, Kaitlin Olson has been cast as the lead in Drew Goddard’s drama pilot for ABC, based on the French detective series HIP (High Intellectual Potential).
What’s Happening:
- First given a pilot order in September 2022, the remake comes from top TV and film writer Drew Goddard (Daredevil) and ABC Signature.
- Single mom Morgan (Olson) with three kids and an exceptional mind 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.
- Morgan is further described as “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.”
- Olson is known for her roles in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Hacks, and The Mick.
- Additionally, Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) has signed on to serve as showrunner, while Alethea Jones (Dollface) will direct and executive produce the pilot.
- 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 will produce in addition to starring.