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 (1)
Seasons(3) / Episodes(39)
Plots(1)
US TV drama that examines the early relationship between up-and-coming FBI profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and eminent psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). Happily spending his days lecturing at the FBI academy, Will finds himself called in by Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne), the head of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit, to help capture a serial killer who is on the rampage. Suffering from Asperger's Syndrome, Will struggles to control the thought processes that inform his uncanny ability to empathise with serial killers. In an effort to ease some of the pressure on the young investigator his superiors decide to enlist the help of the renowned forensic psychiatrist, Hannibal Lecter, a move which has grisly implications for all concerned. (StudioCanal UK)
(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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