Hannibal is an American psychological horror-thriller television series. Bryan Fuller is the developer of the show. Hannibal released on April 4, 2013, on NBC Networks. The character, Hannibal drives inspiration from various literary sources. The show is the adaptation of the elements from Thomas Harris’ novels Red Dragon (1981), Hannibal (1999), and Hannibal Rising (2006). The show is one of the most iconic series. It received critical acclaims from critics. The audience loved the character. It scored an approval rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Looking at the success of the series, the creators renewed the show for two more seasons. The latest third season released on June 4, 2015. It commenced on August 29, 2015. All the seasons of the show contain 13 episodes. Hannibal is also the winner of many prestigious awards. It won the 2014 IGN Awards for Best TV Horror Series. It is one of the many awards won by the show. In this article, we will focus mainly on the renewal of the show for the fourth season. Along with all the details of the horror show, ‘Hannibal’.
Premises:
Hannibal Lecter is the lead of the show. He is a forensic psychiatrist and food enthusiast. Hannibal has a dark secret. He is a cannibal and a serial killer. He goes by the alias, Chesapeake Ripper. Will Graham is a criminal profiler. Jack Crawford recruits him as the head of Behavioral Sciences of the FBI. Will becomes in charge of solving the mystery of serial killings. Hannibal Lecter is the supervisor of Will. He uses all his powers to manipulate the FBI proceedings. But, he soon forms bonding with Will. This threatens his secret.
Season 4:
Hannibal is one of the most acclaimed shows. All the seasons of the show scored the average approval ratings of 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes. The third season of the show concluded on August 29, 2015. The creators of the series have not yet announced the fourth season of the show. Moreover, they are coming up with another show. This makes the chances of the fourth season look bleak.
Cast:
- Hugh Dancy as Will Graham
- Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter
- Caroline Dhavernas as Alana Bloom
- Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz
- Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford
- Scott Thompson as Jimmy Price
- Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller
- Gillian Anderson as Bedelia Du Maurier