What flesh flavoured feast has Mads Mikkelsen (‘Casino Royale’) polished off in the new promo poster for NBC’s upcoming ‘Hannibal’ series? The new teaser has arrived along with a whole host of very standard character posters. The performers poised in character stance featured below are that of Hugh Dancy as Special Agent Will Graham, Laurence Fishburne as Agent Jack Crawford, Scott Thompson as Jimmy Price, Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller, Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz and Caroline Dhavernas as Dr. Alana Bloom. The 13 episode season is due to premiere at NBC on 4th April. Head below for the goods.
“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 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…”
New ‘Hannibal’ Poster
Hugh Dancy and Laurence Fishburne
Scott Thompson and Aaron Abrams
Hettienne Park and Caroline Dhavernas
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