Creators:
Bryan FullerComposer:
Brian ReitzellCast:
Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, Gillian Anderson, Hettienne Park, Kacey Rohl (more)VOD (2)
Seasons(3) / Episodes(39)
Plots(1)
Before "The Silence of the Lambs", before "Red Dragon", Dr. 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.
After a particularly grueling case hunting a serial killer known as the Minnesota Shrike, Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) threatens to walk away. Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne), the head of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, desperately needs Will on his team to break the tough cases, so he enlists Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) to ensure Will's mental well-being. Unbeknownst to Will, Hannibal also has a particular insight into these horrible crimes and the psychopaths who commit them. As Will hunts down brutal killers, he is unknowingly sitting across from the most gifted killer of them all. It is in this cat and mouse game each week that we will begin to see a relationship grow between Will and Hannibal – two men who have more in common than anyone could know. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user gudaulin (1)
Hannibal (2013)
I've seen two episodes, but actually one was enough for me to realize that I won't get into this TV series. It's diligently cool and it uses all possible popular and impactful tools to capture the viewer's attention, with an interesting environment, and mentally disturbed or exceptional character types, but somehow I'm missing the point with this style and I see it as mere purposefulness. If I'm being honest, the only thing that really works in the series is Mads Mikkelsen and his doctor Hannibal Lecter. However, he doesn't play a dominant role and, on the contrary, the main protagonist of the series is, in my opinion, a complete mistake and his interactions with the doctor don't work. If I were to compare Anthony Hopkins and Mads Mikkelsen, it would be very difficult for me to decide whom to highlight (although the classic would probably have the advantage in the end), but everything else in comparison to the legendary The Silence of the Lambs falls short in my opinion. Overall impression: 35%.
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