SEASON PREMIERE: There was a
Hannibal movie made in 2001, which starred Anthony Hopkins in a cinematic sequel to
Silence of the Lambs – but this is a TV show, not a movie, and a prequel, not a sequel. And despite the involvement of series creator Bryan Fuller, who generated the delightful
Pushing Daisies and the winsome
Wonderfalls and
Dead Like Me, this new series is much darker than those shows – and much less satisfying. After
The Following and
Cult and
Dexter, and the current
Bates Motel, this series may just be too grisly, too late. For a full review, see Ed Bark’s
Uncle Barky’s Bytes.