One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this new drama from Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies," "Heroes"), based on the characters from Thomas Harris' classic novels, we see where this incredible story began.

Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, "The Big C") is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham's unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone - even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he's pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership and it seems there's no villain they can't catch. If Will only knew...

Fuller is a writer and an executive producer. Martha De Laurentiis ("Red Dragon," "Hannibal"), Sara Colleton ("Dexter"), Jesse Alexander ("Lost," "Heroes") and Katie O'Connell also serve as executive producers. David Slade is the director/executive producer for the series pilot. "Hannibal" is produced by Gaumont International Television.


Series Cast

	Hugh Dancy	        ... 	Will Graham (13 episodes, 2013)
	Mads Mikkelsen	        ... 	Dr. Hannibal Lecter (13 episodes, 2013)
	Caroline Dhavernas	... 	Dr. Alana Bloom (13 episodes, 2013)
	Hettienne Park	        ... 	Beverly Katz (13 episodes, 2013)
	Laurence Fishburne	... 	Jack Crawford (13 episodes, 2013)
	Scott Thompson	        ... 	Jimmy Price (12 episodes, 2013)
	Aaron Abrams	        ... 	Brian Zeller (12 episodes, 2013)
	Lara Jean Chorostecki	... 	Freddie Lounds (7 episodes, 2013)
	Vladimir Jon Cubrt	... 	Garret Jacob Hobbs (7 episodes, 2013)
	Kacey Rohl          	... 	Abigail Hobbs (6 episodes, 2013)
	Gillian Anderson	... 	Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier (5 episodes, 2013)
	Krista Patton    	... 	Louise Hobbs (3 episodes, 2013)
	Torianna Lee	        ... 	Elise Nichols (3 episodes, 2013)
	Dan Fogler	        ... 	Franklin (3 episodes, 2013)
	Ellen Muth	        ... 	Georgia Madchen (3 episodes, 2013)
        Eddie Izzard	        ... 	Dr. Abel Gideon (2 episodes, 2013)
	Raúl Esparza	        ... 	Dr. Frederick Chilton (2 episodes, 2013)
	Mark Rendall	        ... 	Nicholas Boyle (2 episodes, 2013)
	Gina Torres	        ... 	Bella Crawford (2 episodes, 2013)
	Anna Chlumsky	        ... 	Miriam Lass (2 episodes, 2013)
	Demore Barnes	        ... 	Tobias Budge (2 episodes, 2013)
	Adam Winlove-Smith	... 	Mr. Murray / ... (2 episodes, 2013)

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