'Hannibal' (Lecter) TV: (Teaser trailer)

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http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/02/14/nbc-hannibal-series-order/

Bryan Fuller’s ‘Hannibal’ gets NBC series order

We were always bullish on this one. Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal project just got a direct-to-series order. NBC has picked up 13 episodes of the thriller TV series based on Thomas Harris’ classic cannibal serial killer.

Logline: “One-hour contemporary thriller series featuring the classic characters from Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon – FBI agent Will Graham and his mentor Dr. Hannibal Lecter – who are re-introduced at the beginning of their budding relationship.”

So that includes some new information. Fuller is focusing on damaged FBI profiler Graham instead of Clarice Starling (popularized by Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs). Graham is the agent who captured Lecter when the psychiatrist was on his killing/eating spree.

The first question is who will play Lecter — a part that one could argue is either a dream role, or a thankless gig considering the inevitable comparisons to Anthony Hopkins’ Oscar-winning take on the character. Another question: How much will NBC push the envelope with the original tale’s gory content?
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Casting -

Will Graham (The Manhunter): Hugh Dancy (Blackhawk Down)

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/22/hannibal-hugh-dancy/

NBC’s small-screen take on the Hannibal Lecter films has found its FBI profiler.

Black Hawk Down and The Big C costar Hugh Dancy has been cast as Will Graham, the troubled and talented young FBI agent who tangles with the world’s most notorious serial killer.

Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) will write and produce the show, which has not yet cast its juicy title role. Fuller’s take on Thomas Harris’ best-selling novel Red Dragon will follow Graham as he tries to solve a series of murders and enlists the help of brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Lecter — unaware the good doctor is secretly a cannibalistic killer. NBC has ordered 13 episodes.

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As noted above, picked up for a full 13 episode season.

Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Mads Mikkelsen (forensic psychiatrist)

FBI Agent Will Graham: Hugh Dancy

FBI Agent Jack Crawford: Lawrence Fishburne

Dr. Alana Bloom: Caroline Dhavernas (consultant profiler)

Freddie Lounds: Lara Jean Chorostecki (tabloid reporter)

Brian Zeller: Aaron Abrams (CSI)

Scott Thompson: Jimmy Price (CSI)

Synopsis: Explores the early relationship the renowned psychiatrist and his patient, a young FBI criminal profiler, who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers

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Premieres April 4 at 10:00 PM

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a458990/hannibal-creator-bryan-fuller-confirms-april-4-premiere-date-on-nbc.html

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Teaser

http://youtu.be/oy_uEX_1KfQ