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Hannibal

2013 • Showcase
4.8
236 reviews
MA15+
Rating
Eligible

Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Aperitif
4/17/13
Unorthodox profiler Will Graham is enlisted by the FBI's Jack Crawford to catch the Minnesota Shrike, a serial killer who targets young women. When answers prove elusive, they ask noted psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter to consult on both the case and the mental strain it is causing Will.
2 Amuse-Bouche
4/24/13
"Will and Jack hunt a killer who is burying his victims alive as fertilizer for his intricate garden of fungus, while Hannibal tries to shield Will from prying tabloid journalist Freddie Lounds."
3 Potage
5/1/13
Determined to give Abigail closure, Will and Hannibal travel with Abigail back home to the scene of her father's crimes.
4 Ceuf
5/8/13
After the brutal murder of an otherwise happy family, Will and Jack uncover a string of child kidnappings where it seems the children have turned against their parents.
5 Coquilles
5/15/13
The Team tracks a killer who is turning his victims into "angels", while Jack deals with a personal crisis.
6 Entrée
5/22/13
Dr. Abel Gideon, an inmate at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, claims to be the real Chesapeake Ripper. Will and Jack set out to test his assertions.
7 Sorbet
5/29/13
After a man is found dead in a hotel room with his kidney missing, Jack believes the serial killer known as the Chesapeake Ripper has resurfaced.
8 Fromage
6/5/13
Will and Jack pursue a murderer who makes instrument strings from the gut of humans.
9 Trou Normand
6/12/13
A human totem pole is found on a beach, comprised of seventeen different bodies. As the Team works to find a common thread between the victims, Abigail comes clean to Hannibal on a dark secret.
10 Buffet Froid
6/19/13
Will questions his sanity as he gets inside the mind of a killer who believes that she herself is already dead.
11 Rôti
6/26/13
Having escaped custody, Dr. Abel Gideon seeks revenge on his former therapists, as Will battles his own escalating mental crisis.
12 Relevés
7/3/13
Hannibal consults his own therapist about his complex relationship with Will, while Will's newly expanded theory on the Copy Cat killer makes Jack question his grasp on reality.
13 Savoureux
7/10/13
Will's mental decline results in tragedy, when it appears he may have murdered Abigail Hobbs. With himself as his only defender, Will desperately tries to prove he's being framed by the real Copy Cat killer.

About this show

Before SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, before RED DRAGON, Hannibal Lecter was a brilliant psychiatrist in the employ of the FBI. His task: to help an unusually gifted criminal profiler, Will Graham, who is haunted by his ability to see into the minds of serial killers. From the imaginative mind of Bryan Fuller (HEROES, PUSHING DAISIES), and the artful direction of David Slade (THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT), comes a series exploring the early relationship of Thomas Harris' famous characters. This stylized thriller tells an origin story of masterful manipulation.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
236 reviews
S G
April 30, 2018
If Mortal Kombat and Masterchef did a crossover this is what you'd get. Will Graham is a special agent with a special talent of being able to empathize accurately with a serial killer's motives, thus making him very useful to Morpheus, the head of the division in the FBI Will works in. Hannibal flits in between the action acting as a sounding board for WIll while maintaining a lucrative psychiatric practice (the guy drives a Bentley), often entertaining with frequent dinner parties where he dresses his victims in lavishly prepared 3 Michelin star meals, and making time for the occasional kill to stock up the cold storage, all while wearing a very sharp suit. Will plods along investigating ludicrous over the top murders that make Mortal Kombat fatalities look gratuitous. I'm not sure how the actors managed to keep a straight face while on set because I had a few chuckles. The problem with the show is all of Will's investigation of random serial killers per episode is really boring. The tension between Hannibal and the FBI agents is what should drive the show, but it never feels like it until episode 10.
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Luke Taylor
December 27, 2016
Absolutely incredible. I was blown away by the prowess, cinematography, and standard of excellence delivered by Fuller and every last member of the cast. I was wary before checking this show out, but it became my #1 shortly after I began. NBC's Hannibal is a truly gripping ride into the darkness of insanity, and finding out you're not alone.
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Ashley Mahoney
March 20, 2016
This has quickly become my all time favourite show. Everything about it is spectacular; the acting, music, set and prop and costume design. I highly recommend this show to anyone who loves a little violence, a little mind games, and a whole lot of angst.
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