NBC Sets Premiere Date for Hannibal
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Hannibal is coming to a living room near you.
NBC has scheduled a release date for its wildly anticipated drama, which stars Mads Mikkelsen as the iconic fictional serial killer and Hugh Dancy as FBI agent Will Graham. The series will chronicle their relationship in its early years.
And it will premiere Thursday, April 4 at 10 p.m.
The show will also features Laurence Fishburne as Graham’s boss Jack Crawford and X-Files star Gillian Anderson in her television return as Dr. Lecter’s therapist.
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