There is no show that sits with you quite like Hannibal. Lush and terrifying, Bryan Fuller’s intoxicating rendering of Thomas Harris’ classic franchise is a cinematic feast for the senses, from the oddly beautiful murder tableaux to Hannibal’s mouth-watering dinner spreads to the moody score. But more stunningly, the show is a brilliant psychological tango between Hugh Dancy’s Will and Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal — made even better by Season 2’s cat-and-mouse role reversal — that’s rewriting the serial killer genre as we speak. It’s a show that’s not just rare on network TV, but all of TV.

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