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- 2013
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- NBC
Hannibal
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 4, 2013
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Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 61 Critic Reviews
77
79% Positive
48 Reviews
48 Reviews
16% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
5% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 61 Critic Reviews
77
79% Positive
48 Reviews
48 Reviews
16% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
5% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Where other TV shows avoid the weight of all that death, Hannibal turns the horror into opera--bold and beautiful and over-the-top and opulent.
For its authentic engagement with despair, Hannibal earns its wrenching nihilism: It's a great, epic vision of American horror.
The result is a challenging psychological thriller within a gripping crime procedural.
Despite the audience-building challenges Fuller sometimes throws in the path of his monster--“Il Monstro,” the Italians call him--it’s hard to hate him; Hannibal Lecter is one of the most interesting characters you hope to never meet.
There is still, frankly, something confining (never mind morally questionable) about building a series around the Lecter character, although Mikkelsen’s magnetic performance and piercing gaze offer ample compensation.
Ultimately, Hannibal is a mixed bag. It’s a more complex show than many programs in prime-time but it’s still finding itself in early episodes, particularly with regards to plotting.
Conceptually, this isn’t half-bad. The writing, unfortunately, is all-bad.
Production Company:
- Dino De Laurentiis Company
- Living Dead Guy Productions
- AXN: Original X Production
- Gaumont International Television
Initial Release Date: Apr 4, 2013
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 8 Wins & 17 Nominations
IGN Summer Movie Awards
• 11 Wins & 16 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 3 Wins & 12 Nominations
