Series synopsis
Hannibal is an American drama crime television series that premiered on NBC on April 4, 2013. It ended on August 27, 2015. It was created by Bryan Fuller. It stars Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Laurence Fishburne and Caroline Dhavernas.
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Premise
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Premise: Savor the hunt.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
- Hugh Dancy as Will Graham
- Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford
- Caroline Dhavernas as Dr. Alana Bloom
- Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
- Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz
Guest cast
- Ellen Greene as Mrs. Komeda
- Lance Henriksen as Lawrence Wells
- Ellen Muth as Georgia Madchen
- Suzy Eddie Izzard as Dr. Abel Gideon
- Michael Pitt as Mason Verger
- Tom Wisdom as Anthony Dimmond
- Tao Okamoto as Chiyo
- Glenn Fleshler as Dr. Cordell Doemling
- Rutina Wesley as Reba McClane
- Maria del Mar as Wendy Vega
- Holly Deveaux as Marissa Schurr
- Raúl Esparza as Dr. Frederick Chilton
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 55 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 16 | April 24, 2013 | December 29, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 13 | April 4, 2013 | June 20, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 13 | February 28, 2014 | May 23, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 13 | June 4, 2015 | August 27, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Œuf (NBC Web Version) Two families are found murdered, with both mothers killed last. The only link between the families is that they both have sons who have been on the missing persons list for approximately a year. NBC decided not to air the full episode and instead offered this web only version that was approximately 20 minutes long. |
April 24, 2013 |
| 2 |
A Taste for Killing Season 1 |
December 8, 2015 |
| 3 |
The FX of Murder Season 1 |
December 8, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apéritif When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford recruits Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit. |
April 4, 2013 |
| 2 |
Amuse-Bouche Will and Jack race to apprehend a serial killer using humans as fertilizer. |
April 11, 2013 |
| 3 |
Potage Abigail Hobbs comes out of her coma with new information about her father. |
April 18, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kaiseki With Will Graham in prison, the FBI investigates his claims against Hannibal. A new serial killer emerges. |
February 28, 2014 |
| 2 |
Sakizuke As the FBI seeks Will's help in tracking a killer who turns his victims' bodies into art, Will plots to reveal the truth about Hannibal. |
March 7, 2014 |
| 3 |
Hassun As Will's murder trial begins, a copycat killer sends a gruesome message. Jack is under pressure to wrap up Will's case while Hannibal hopes for his friend's exoneration. |
March 14, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Antipasto After the devastating bloodbath at the Lecter home, Hannibal establishes a new life for himself in Italy along with the company of his own psychiatrist, Bedelia. |
June 4, 2015 |
| 2 |
Primavera With his wounds now healed, Will Graham heads to Europe eight months after the horrific event that almost took his life, in search of closure with Hannibal Lecter. Meanwhile, an Italian inspector suspects that Lecter and a killer he pursued 20 years earlier are the same person. |
June 11, 2015 |
| 3 |
Secondo Will continues his search, making his way to Hannibal's childhood home in Lithuania. Meanwhile, Jack Crawford arrives in Italy, hoping to find Will and intervene before tragedy strikes again, and Bedelia warns Hannibal against unraveling his new life. |
June 18, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 4, 2013 |
| Last aired | August 27, 2015 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:00:00 |