Hannibal (TV series)

For other uses, see Hannibal (disambiguation).

Hannibal is an American psychological thriller-horror television series developed by Bryan Fuller for NBC. The show is based on the series of novels by Thomas Harris and focuses on the budding relationship between FBI criminal profiler Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham's most cunning enemy. Season 1 premiered on April 4, 2013, with Season 2 following February 28th 2014. Season 3 began airing on June 4, 2015 and concluded on August 29th, 2015. Each season is comprised of 13 episodes.

On June 22, 2015, Hannibal was officially canceled due to low ratings.

Cast

Hugh Dancy as Special Agent Will Graham, a criminal profiler and hunter of serial killers.
Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a famed forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.
Caroline Dhavernas as Dr. Alana Bloom, a psychology professor and consultant profiler for the FBI.
Laurence Fishburne as Special Agent Jack Crawford, head of Behavioral Sciences at the FBI and Graham's employer.
Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz, a crime scene investigator specializing in fiber analysis.
Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier, Lecter's psychotherapist, who was once mysteriously attacked by one of Lecter's former patients.
Scott Thompson as Jimmy Price, a crime scene investigator.
Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller, a crime scene investigator.

Crew

Executive Producer/Developer/Writer: Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, Star Trek: DS9, Heroes, American Gods (Season 1))
Executive Producer/Pilot Director: David Slade (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night, Breaking Bad)

Episodes

Season 1

Main article: Hannibal (Season 1)

Episode #	Series #	Title	Airdate	Production Code
1	1	"Apéritif"	April 4, 2013	101
2	2	"Amuse-Bouche"	April 11, 2013	102
3	3	"Potage"	April 18, 2013	103
4	4	"Oeuf"	Unaired	104
5	5	"Coquilles"	April 25, 2013	105
6	6	"Entrée"	May 2, 2013	106
7	7	"Sorbet"	May 9, 2013	107
8	8	"Fromage"	May 16, 2013	108
9	9	"Trou Normand"	May 23, 2013	109
10	10	"Buffet Froid"	May 30, 2013	110
11	11	"Rôti"	June 6, 2013	111
12	12	"Relevés"	June 13, 2013	112
13	13	"Savoureux"	June 20, 2013	113

Season 2

Main article: Hannibal (Season 2)

Episode #	Series #	Title	Airdate	Production Code
1	14	"Kaiseki"	February 28, 2014	201
2	15	"Sakizuki"	March 7, 2014	202
3	16	"Hassun"	March 14, 2014	203
4	17	"Takiawase"	March 21, 2014	204
5	18	"Mukōzuke"	March 28, 2014	205
6	19	"Futamono"	April 4, 2014	206
7	20	"Yakimono"	April 11, 2014	207
8	21	"Su-zakana"	April 18, 2014	208
9	22	"Shiizakana"	April 25, 2014	209
10	23	"Naka-Choko"	May 2, 2014	210
11	24	"Kō No Mono"	May 9, 2014	211
12	25	"Tome-wan"	May 16, 2014	212
13	26	"Mizumono"	May 23, 2014	213

Season 3

Main article: Hannibal (Season 3)

Episode #	Series #	Title	Airdate	Production Code
1	27	"Antipasto"	June 4, 2015	301
2	28	"Primavera"	June 11, 2015	302
3	29	"Secondo"	June 18, 2015	303
4	30	"Aperitivo"	June 25, 2015	304
5	31	"Contorno"	July 2, 2015	305
6	32	"Dolce"	July 9, 2015	306
7	33	"Digestivo"	July 18, 2015	307
8	34	"The Great Red Dragon"	July 25, 2015	308
9	35	"And The Woman Clothed With The Sun"	August 1, 2015	309
10	36	"And The Woman Clothed In Sun"	August 8, 2015	310
11	37	"...And The Beast From The Sea"	August 15, 2015	311
12	38	"The Number Of The Beast Is 666"	August 22, 2015	312
13	39	"The Wrath Of The Lamb"	August 29, 2015	313

Production Notes

NBC gave the series a financial commitment before Fuller had completed his script.
On February 14, 2012, NBC bypassed the pilot stage of development by giving the series a 13-episode first season based solely on the strength of Fuller's script.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the project, Bryan Fuller discussed the limited episode order and the continuing story arc he envisions for the series. "Doing a cable model on network television gives us the opportunity not to dally in our storytelling because we have a lot of real estate to cover." Speaking specifically about the Hannibal Lecter character, Fuller said, "There is a cheery disposition to our Hannibal. He's not being telegraphed as a villain. If the audience didn't know who he was, they wouldn't see him coming. What we have is Alfred Hitchcock's principle of suspense — show the audience the bomb under the table and let them sweat when it's going to go boom." He went on to call the relationship between Graham and Lecter as "really a love story", saying "As Hannibal has said [to Graham] in a couple of the movies, 'You're a lot more like me than you realize.' We'll get to the bottom of exactly what that means over the course of the first two seasons." [1]
On April 10, 2012, the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group acquired the rights to broadcast the series in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark beginning in 2013.
The series airs in New Zealand, it began 25 January 2014.