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Season 1 – Hannibal

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Gifted criminal profiler Will Graham has a unique way of thinking that allows him to empathize with anyone, including psychopaths. But while helping the FBI pursue a particularly complicated serial killer, he decides he could use some help and enlists the brilliant psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter. The two form a partnership and it seems that there is no villain they can't catch together, but Lecter harbors a dark secret. His own brilliant mind has gone to the dark side and he has more in common with the criminals they hunt than Will could possibly imagine.
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Hannibal — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Hannibal caters to an intellectual audience that prefers plenty of gore in its psychological thrillers, with a polished presentation of madness.

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Kelly Lawler USA Today 11/10/2021
Creator Bryan Fuller's take on the Hannibal Lecter tale was bold, brutal and blisteringly violent. Go to Full Review Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer 03/13/2020
[A] satisfying, addictive, and truly disturbing work. Go to Full Review Alison Willmore IndieWire 01/14/2019
There's no small screen violence more disturbing than that of Hannibal, the excellent Silence of the Lambs prequel series created by Bryan Fuller. Go to Full Review Peter Counter That Shelf 08/14/2024
...a succinct description of why Hannibal is the best show on network TV: It's a horror story about a heartbreaking and destructive relationship. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 06/01/2022
Some fans still retain hope everyone could be reassembled again one day, but, in the meantime, there are 39 servings of some of the most compelling drama of television’s new golden age waiting for you to indulge – and revel – in. Go to Full Review Randy Dankievitch Processed Media 02/12/2020
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Jeff H @2Matoman Mar 2 If you liked Jacob’s Ladder you’ll like this shitshow. Weird, tasteless music, constantly shifting scenes from some sort of surreal acid trip back to real time without a clear distinction of which is which. Some might call this creative. To me it’s an annoyingly cheap substitute. See more James B @James_B Dec 15 Hannibal is smart gory and a very interesting series that I would recommend easily. See more C S @RT23254707 Aug 22 One of my all time favorites. Weirdness, psychedelic, horror, beauty, acting, and art all rolled into one great masterpiece. See more Zane T @ZaneThind Aug 16 Mads Mikkelsen basically gives a Osacr worthy performance in a tv show. It's also a very interesting and modern take on the rare type of psychopath Hannibal Lecter. See more Gareth v @geewah Aug 13 A darkly elegant and disturbing start to a series that treats horror like high art. See more Ronak R @RT91129297 May 18 More like a horror villain with supernatural luck than a real-world serial killer. See more Read all reviews
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Hugh Dancy

Will Graham

Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Jack Crawford

Mads Mikkelsen

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Caroline Dhavernas

Dr. Alana Bloom

Hettienne Park

Beverly Katz

Scott Thompson

Jimmy Price

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 4, 2013 Aperitif As the FBI investigates the disappearance of college students, Jack Crawford recruits a criminal profiler, Will Graham, and a brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Hannibal Lecter -- who is secretly a serial killer and a cannibal. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 11, 2013 Amuse-Bouche Will Graham helps Jack Crawford search for a killer who buries his victims alive to grow mushrooms; Will, starting to trust Hannibal, opens up about killing Hobbs; Freddie Lounds lurks around the investigation. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 18, 2013 Potage Jack thinks Abigail might have helped her father -- a serial killer -- with his crimes; Hannibal encourages Abigail to return to Minnesota. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 29, 2013 Oeuf A group of missing children are brainwashed into killing their families; Hannibal checks Abigail out of the hospital. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 25, 2013 Coquilles Will and the team track a serial killer who has a gruesome ritual; Hannibal tries to drive a wedge between Jack and Will; Jack's wife, Bella, starts therapy with Hannibal. Details Episode 6 Aired May 2, 2013 Entrée Alana and Jack are contacted by a former colleague who thinks he has the Chesapeake Ripper in custody; Jack opens up to Hannibal. Details Episode 7 Aired May 9, 2013 Sorbet A murder involving organ removal makes Jack think that the Chesapeake Ripper has resurfaced; Will has nightmares about being a killer; Hannibal tries to seduce Alana Bloom. Details Episode 8 Aired May 16, 2013 Fromage When the BAU investigates a murder in which the victim's vocal chords are exposed, Hannibal learns the killer acted to gain his attention; Will turns to Alana as a distraction from the noises in his head. Details Episode 9 Aired May 23, 2013 Trou Normand The team hunts a killer who makes a totem pole out of his victims' corpses; Jack and Alana question Abigail about Nick Boyle's death; when Abigail agrees to write a book with Freddy Lounds, she reveals a secret to Hannibal. Details Episode 10 Aired May 30, 2013 Buffet Froid Will contaminates a crime scene; Hannibal convinces Dr. Sutcliffe to keep a diagnosis of encephalitis from Will; Will's team questions his claim of having seen a woman at the crime scene. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 6, 2013 Roti The BAU team searches for Dr. Gideon, who has escaped custody and intends to kill psychiatrists who have profiled him; Hannibal misleads the team in order to get Will and Gideon in the same room; Jack questions Dr. Chilton about Gideon's escape. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 13, 2013 Releves The BAU team finds evidence linking Abigail to the Minnesota Shrike victims; Will checks Abigail out of the hospital; Hannibal convinces Jack that Will is capable of murder. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 20, 2013 Savoureux Will returns from Minnesota without Abigail, and the BAU team finds evidence that he killed her. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Bryan Fuller, Martha De Laurentiis, Sara Colleton, Jesse Alexander, Katie O'Connell
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 4, 2013