Struggling with ratings, especially with its drama programming,
NBC has dug deep for some established movie brand credentials for its new crime series
Hannibal.
The network is not the only one to raid the film vaults for inspiration this season, as
A&E also has its own prequel show based on
Psycho's Norman Bates unique relationship with his mother in
Bates Motel.
Bringing the psychiatrist-turned-cannibalistic-serial killer to the small screen is none other than
Casino Royale Bond villain
Mads Mikkelsen, who certainly brings a creepy quality to the
'Hannibal Lecter' role, made famous by
Anthony Hopkins in his
Oscar-winning performance in 1991's
The Silence of the Lambs.
The thriller series helmed by
Bryan Fuller will explore the early relationship between the young
FBI criminal profiler,
'Special Agent Will Graham' (Hugh Dancy) and the infamous
Dr. Lecter from
Thomas Harris' best-selling novels.
This tongue-in-cheek billboard creative, spotted along
Sunset Boulevard on March 12, 2103, certainly evokes memories of
Lecter's polite cannibalistic appetite from the movie franchise.
NBC surely must hope to emulate the success of
Fox's recent
Kevin Bacon serial killer
hit
The Following, but only time will tell whether audiences will bite and
Hannibal will work as a weekly TV show.
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