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Hannibal
2013–2015
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #43
- IMDb #85
- Google retired #79
- Rotten Tomatoes #23
- Metacritic #42
- RatingGraph #29
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #76
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #22
- Metacritic Critics #80
- Metacritic Audience #18
- Criticker #65
- Trakt #77
Every rating
68–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
Details
- Created by
- Bryan Fuller
- Based on
- Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
- Studio
- The De Laurentiis Company, Living Dead Guy Productions, AXN Original Production, Gaumont International Television
- Released
- 4 April 2013
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Italian, Japanese
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 39 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 21 wins, 33 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (39) →
Awards & nominations
See all 54 →21 wins from 54 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Richard Armitage | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Drama Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Emmy Awards 2016 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | "Primavera" | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Award 2014 | Best Drama Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2017 | Best Television DVD Release | The Complete Series Collection | Winner |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2016 2016 | Best TV Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2016 2016 | Best TV Makeup/Creature FX | Francois Dagenais | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2016 2016 | Best TV Series | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Richard Armitage | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Award
1 nomination
| Best Drama Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects | "Primavera" | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
16 nominations, 8 won
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Winner | |
| Best Actor on Television | Hugh Dancy | Winner |
| Best Actor on Television | Mads Mikkelsen | Winner |
| Best Network Television Series | Winner | |
| Best Network Television Series | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Richard Armitage | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Laurence Fishburne | Winner |
| Best Television DVD Release | The Complete Series Collection | Winner |
| Best Actor on Television | Mads Mikkelsen | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Mads Mikkelsen | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Best DVD or Blu-ray TV Series | Season 2 | Nominee |
| Best Guest Star on Television | Michael Pitt | Nominee |
| Best Guest Star on Television | Gina Torres | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress on Television | Caroline Dhavernas | Nominee |
IGN Awards
13 nominations, 8 won
| Best New TV Series | Winner | |
| Best TV Episode | "The Wrath of the Lamb" | Winner |
| Best TV Horror Series | Winner | |
| Best TV Horror Series | Winner | |
| Best TV Horror Series | Winner | |
| Best TV Series | Winner | |
| Best TV Villain | Richard Armitage | Winner |
| Best TV Villain | Mads Mikkelsen | Winner |
| Best TV Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Best TV Episode | "Mizumono" | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Nominee | |
| Best TV Series | Nominee | |
| Best TV Villain | Mads Mikkelsen | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2016
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best TV Supporting Actor | Richard Armitage | Winner |
| Best TV Supporting Actress | Gillian Anderson | Winner |
| Best TV Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Best TV Actor | Mads Mikkelsen | Nominee |
| Best TV Actress | Caroline Dhavernas | Nominee |
| Best TV Makeup/Creature FX | Francois Dagenais | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2015
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best TV Supporting Actress | Gillian Anderson | Winner |
| Best TV Actor | Mads Mikkelsen | Nominee |
| Best TV Actor | Hugh Dancy | Nominee |
| Best TV Makeup/Creature FX | Francois Dagenais | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Nominee |
EWwy Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Drama Series | Winner | |
| Best Guest Actor, Drama | Michael Pitt | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Graphic Design - Titles | Nic Benns, Andrew Popplestone, Rodi Kaya, David Slade | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Mads Mikkelsen | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| Best New Theme Song in a Series | Nominee | |
| Best New Titles Sequence | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Mads Mikkelsen | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Nominee |