Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, carries the perfect mystical air of silent-serial-killerness. His character is yet to develop fully, but I can sense the brutal yet artsy killing coming along the new episodes. Hugh Dancy as Special Agent Will Graham, the gifted but troubled profiler. read more
The series in all has all the potential to become a cult series. It is dark, creepy and extends beyond your weird murder fantasies. It is more in psychological-crime genre rather than serial-killing genre. But it must keep viewers guessing otherwise it will nothing but another crime show. read more
The cast of Hannibal (from left): Hugh Dancy as Special Agent Will Graham, Caroline Dhavernas as Dr Alana Bloom, Laurence Fishburne as Agent Jack Crawford, Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller, Lara Jean Chorostecki as Freddie Lounds, Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz, Scott Thompson as Jimmy Price, and Mads Mikkelsen as Dr Hannibal Lecter. read more
Most series try to be your friend from the off, but Hannibal is distant and obtuse, though as we learn more about Graham's condition (and its dreadful cause), we start to care about him. These days, acclaimed US series tend to be cable creations, where the only rule seems to be that there are no rules. read more