Hannibal

Name: Hannibal
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2013-04-04
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Gillian Anderson

2013 | 3 seasons | 45 min | Drama, Crime

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (93% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (8.3 out of 10) and it drew serious awards attention. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved MINDHUNTER or Riverdale, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 29 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: expect violence.

Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesStrong
8.3 out of 10
AwardsStrong
Nominated for 3 Critics' Choice Awards.
Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a wide audience
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 735K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Saturday Special. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.

Season 12013 · 13 episodes · 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1 out of 10
Saturday
Season 22014 · 13 episodes · 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5 out of 10
Friday
Season 32015 · 13 episodes · 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1 out of 10
Friday