After being sworn in by Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit, to help capture a serial killer who is on the rampage, Will finds himself increasingly struggling to control his thought processes that inform his uncanny ability to empathise with serial killers. When damning evidence shows up at the FBI that implicates Will in a string of grisly murders he is immediately placed under the care of the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. As Will tries to assure Jack of his innocence he also attempts to convince him of the identity of the real killer.
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Hugh Dancy
Will Graham
Laurence Fishburne
Jack Crawford
Caroline Dhavernas
Dr. Alana Bloom
Gillian Anderson
Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier
Hettienne Park
Beverly Katz
Michael Pitt
Mason Verger
Maria del Mar
Wendy Vega
Raúl Esparza
Dr. Frederick Chilton
Patrick Garrow
James Gray
Kacey Rohl
Abigail Hobbs
Lara Jean Chorostecki
Freddie Lounds
Gina Torres
Bella Crawford
Aaron Abrams
Brian Zeller
Scott Thompson
Jimmy Price
Katharine Isabelle
Margot Verger
Vladimir Jon Cubrt
Garret Jacob Hobbs
Anna Chlumsky
Miriam Lass
Cynthia Nixon
Kade Prurnell
Daniel Kash
Carlo Deogracias
Jonathan Tucker
Matthew Brown
Jeremy Davies
Peter Bernardone
Chris Diamantopoulos
Clark Ingram
Mark O'Brien
Randall Tier
Episodes
Kaiseki
With Will Graham in prison, the FBI investigates his claims against Hannibal. A new serial killer emerges.
Sakizuke
As the FBI seeks Will's help in tracking a killer who turns his victims' bodies into art, Will plots to reveal the truth about Hannibal.
Hassun
As Will's murder trial begins, a copycat killer sends a gruesome message. Jack is under pressure to wrap up Will's case while Hannibal hopes for his friend's exoneration.
Takiawase
Emboldened after drug therapy from Dr. Chilton, Will sets a deadly plan in place to expose Hannibal. A new killer is turning victims into beehives.
Mukōzuke
The BSU investigates Beverly's death after her body is found displayed in a gruesome tableau. Abel Gideon returns to the Baltimore Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Will seeks a horrific revenge for Beverly's death.
Futamono
Jack suspects Hannibal might be the Chesapeake Ripper as two more victims turn up. Hannibal and Alana distance themselves from Will.
Yakimono
As Miriam Lass begins her recovery, Will is released from prison and resumes his pursuit of Hannibal.
Su-zakana
Will resumes his therapy with Dr. Lecter. The FBI investigates the murder of a woman whose body was found sewn inside a dead horse.
Shiizakana
Margot Verger seeks out Will as she tries to understand Hannibal. The FBI searches for an animalistic killer who tears his victims' bodies apart.
Naka-Choko
Will's readiness to go to dark places strengthens his bond with Hannibal.
Kō No Mono
Will and Margot hide her pregnancy from Mason. After Freddie's gruesome murder, Alana's doubts about Will and Hannibal grow stronger.
Tome-wan
Bedelia returns and accepts immunity to testify against Hannibal. Mason Verger plots revenge after learning of Hannibal's manipulations.
Mizumono
Springing their trap, Jack, Will and Alana face off with Hannibal in a bloody final showdown, but the doctor has a few surprises of his own.
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