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First Look: NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ Trailer

Mads Mikkelson as Dr. Hannibal Lecter -- (Photo by: Brooke Palmer/NBC)

Please let this be good… NBC’s just released a trailer for the new drama series Hannibal debuting on April 4, 2013 and starring Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter and Hugh Dancy as FBI Agent Will Graham. Created by Bryan Fuller, the cast of the much-anticipated dramatic series also includes Caroline Dhavernas and Laurence Fishburne.

The Plot: 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) 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…



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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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