Hannibal
Apéritif
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2013-04-04
Synopsis
When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford recruits Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist, who, unbeknownst to him, is not only one of the most successful serial killers of all time, but also a cannibal. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit. Caroline Dhavernas and Hettienne Park also star.
In the series
This episode is part of Hannibal (2013–2015) on NBC.
Broadcast cannibal opera — food porn, mind palace, and queer-coded dread.
Key cast
- Hugh Dancy as Will Graham
- Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
- Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford
- Caroline Dhavernas as Alana Bloom
- Gillian Anderson as Bedelia Du Maurier