History Series / Hannibal

* Miriam Lass is shown taking a shower, and despite the CensorSteam we can see she's very toned and shapely; the effect is undercut by both her traumatic experience and her arm missing below the elbow.

* IAteWhat: Abigail's reaction when she remembers that her father let ''nothing'' from his hunts go to waste... so he would have fed his family meat from his victims.
** Considering that people dining with Hannibal happens OnceAnEpisode (and in "Sorbet", involves a roomful of one-percenters who rave about ''previous'' feasts), we seriously don't know how to '''''DESCRIBE''''' what the reaction to Hannibal's arrest will be; since the books only touch on this briefly,[[note]]The Baltimore elite are said to suffer a sudden rash of alcoholism, institutionalization, and crippling anorexia.[[/note]] how this unfolds on screen has yet to be seen.
--->'''Hannibal''': Oh, but the feast is life. You put the life in your belly and you live.
** Will has a rather restrained (but still horrifying) case in "Takiawase", when he realizes just what Hannibal's been doing with the trophies from his kills, flashing back to the "protein scramble" of homemade sausage and eggs that Hannibal served him back in the pilot.

* AnimalMotif[=/=]ArcSymbol: The black deer with feathers for fur that shows up in Will's dreams. Fandom has dubbed it [[FanNickname the Ravenstag]].

** Creator/LanceHenriksen - lead actor in ''{{Series/Millennium}}'', to which ''Hannibal'' is a SpiritualSuccessor - guest stars in ''Trou Normand''. He ends the scene double-tapping his chair, with a sound effect lifted from the ''Millennium'' opening theme.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/{{Millennium}}''.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Beverly Katz is killed and put on gruesome display for the others to see. Bryan Fuller has actually stated that she was created specifically to be killed off and provide angst for Will. In fact, it was going to happen in Season 1, but then they decided to develop her more so her death would provide even more angst.]]
** However, Hetienne Park, who played Katz, went on record as saying that she didn't believe her character had been [[spoiler: simply "fridged"]]. Read [[https://yellowbird66.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/racism-sexism-and-hannibal-eat-the-rude/ her argument]] here.

''Hannibal'' is a {{psychological horror}} thriller series created by Creator/BryanFuller, based on the title character of the Franchise/HannibalLecter franchise. A peculiar genre mash-up of ForensicDrama and GothicHorror, the series follows [[TheProfiler FBI profiler]] Will Graham (Creator/HughDancy) as he investigates difficult serial killer cases for Special Agent Jack Crawford (Creator/LaurenceFishburne). Requiring further assistance, psychiatrist Dr. Alana Bloom (Creator/CarolineDhavernas) recommends they enlist the help of the world-renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Creator/MadsMikkelsen), to both consult on cases and keep Will from becoming too caught up in the horrors of his job.

''Hannibal'' is a peculiar genre mash-up of ForensicDrama and GothicHorror created by Creator/BryanFuller, based on the title character of the Franchise/HannibalLecter franchise. The series follows [[TheProfiler FBI profiler]] Will Graham (Creator/HughDancy) as he investigates difficult serial killer cases for Special Agent Jack Crawford (Creator/LaurenceFishburne). Requiring further assistance, psychiatrist Dr. Alana Bloom (Creator/CarolineDhavernas) recommends they enlist the help of the world-renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Creator/MadsMikkelsen), to both consult on cases and keep Will from becoming too caught up in the horrors of his job.

Set before ''Literature/RedDragon'', the novel that started [[AdaptationDisplacement the Thomas Harris books]] and led to the award winning film series, the show frequently leans on [[DramaticIrony Hannibal's double life]] and his [[ManipulativeBastard "friendship"]] with Will and co. as they solve grisly murders. Not only is the show notable for its writing, it also built on an infamous cocktail of SceneryGorn and FoodPorn -- expect [[SupremeChef beautifully constructed meals]] made with MysteryMeat, and corpses mutilated in some [[ForTheEvulz unique]] and [[PoeticSerialKiller artistic]] ways.

* RealitySubtext: The Verger siblings’ father - the sadistic psychopathic murderous (possibly) incestuous rapist who is more interested in using the family fortune to torment and destroy people than running a business is made the sole heir. The lesbian is cut off and ostracized. The network - a show about a brutal cannibalistic murderer systematically corrupting good people for fun and regularly featuring graphic and 'imaginative ' gore is given three seasons. A show where the male leads are canonically and passionately in love with each other? Cancel it now.

* RealitySubtext: The Verger siblings’ father - the sadistic psychopathic murderous (possibly) incestuous rapist who is more interested in using the family fortune to torment and destroy people than running a business is made the sole heir. The lesbian is cut off and ostracized. The network - a show about a brutal cannibalistic murderer systematically corrupting good people for fun and regularly featuring graphic and ‘imaginative’ gore is given three seasons. A show where the male leads are canonically and passionately in love with each other? Cancel it now.

* RealitySubtext: The Verger siblings’ father - the sadistic psychopathic murderous (possibly) incestuous rapist who is more interested in using the family fortune to torment and destroy people than running a business is made the sole heir. The lesbian is cut off and ostracized.
The network - a show about a brutal cannibalistic murderer systematically corrupting good people for fun and regularly featuring graphic and ‘imaginative’ gore is given three seasons. A show where the male leads are canonically and passionately in love with each other? Cancel it now.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Freddie Lounds]] spends significant time harassing members of the FBI team (especially Will), interfering with witnesses, perjuring herself and even goes so far as to tamper with a crime-scene that diverts attention away from the real Chesapeak Ripper. Although put into jeopardy and forced to witness some horrible things happening to other people, she receives no direct repercussions for any of her actions.

** In season three, [[spoiler: Hannibal and Will do escape alive after viciously killing Dolerhyde together, admitting mutual romantic feelings drenched in blood before Will throws them into the ocean.]] Although his true intentions ([[TakingYouWithMe whether he wanted them to survive or not]]) aren't know because the show was cancelled in its prime, WordOfGod has confirmed that they did survive and would spend a hypothetical season four on the run as an OutlawCouple.

** Another Will Graham moment: in "Roti", a feverish and delusional Will manages to capture a man he believes is Garret Jacob Hobbes; however, cuts confirm that the man is actually Dr Abel Gideon. In a state of some confusion, Will takes him to Hannibal's house and begs Hannibal to identify the man... but Hannibal is actually able to convince him that he arrived at the house alone. Consequently, Will's perspective shows that Gideon's chair is empty, while cuts back to reality reveal that Gideon is most definitely still present and rather confused.

* NotSoDifferent: In "Entrée", Freddie and Will snidely mention to each other that, in the list of professions psychopaths are disproportionately drawn to, journalism is number six and law enforcement is number seven.

''Hannibal'' is a peculiar genre mash-up of ForensicDrama and GothicHorror created by Creator/BryanFuller, based on the title character of the Franchise/HannibalLecter franchise. The series follows [[TheProfiler FBI profiler]] Will Graham (Creator/HughDancy) as he investigates difficult serial killer cases for Special Agent Jack Crawford (Creator/LaurenceFishburne). Requiring further assistance, psychiatrist Dr. Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas) recommends they enlist the help of the world-renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Creator/MadsMikkelsen), to both consult on cases and keep Will from becoming too caught up in the horrors of his job.

''Hannibal'' is a peculiar genre mash-up of ForensicDrama and GothicHorror created by Creator/BryanFuller, based on the character of Franchise/HannibalLecter. The series follows [[TheProfiler FBI profiler]] Will Graham (Creator/HughDancy) as he investigates difficult serial killer cases for Special Agent Jack Crawford (Creator/LaurenceFishburne). Requiring further assistance, psychiatrist Dr. Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas) recommends they enlist the help of the world-renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Creator/MadsMikkelsen), to both consult on cases and keep Will from becoming too caught up in the horrors of his job.

* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Will [[MoralDilemma can't live with Hannibal]], and he [[OneTrueLove can't live without him]].

** Between Will and Hannibal in Season 3, mostly as a result of Will's MoralDilemma about admitting he enjoys killing, which makes him keep his distance from Hannibal. In the Season 3 finale, [[spoiler:Will reveals through his actions that [[TheyDo he reciprocates Hannibal's feelings]] and they finally share a tender embrace after the joint killing of Dolarhyde.]]

* QueerRomance: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As romances between two guys tend to be.]]

** Until the start of Season 3, [[spoiler:Hannibal himself]] appears to have escaped to Italy and is enjoying a new life as a curator and art critic among high society.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Freddie Lounds]] spends significant time harassing members of the FBI team (especially Will), interfering with witnesses, perguring herself and even goes so far as to tamper with a crime-scene that diverts attention away from the real Chesapeak Ripper. Although put into jeopardy and forced to witness some horrible things happening to other people, she receives no direct repercussions for any of her actions.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Takes place mostly on the east coast of the United States, but is filmed in Canada.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** The painting in Hannibal's dining room is Leda and the Swan by François Boucher. It depicts the mortal woman Leda and the god [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Zeus]], who has taken the form of a swan to do [[ReallyGetsAround what Zeus always does with mortal women]]. Check out the painting online. The show depicted it ''totally uncensored''. This may well be the first time nudity of that level (not to mention the blatant swan-placement) has slipped by the censors on one of the Big Three networks. By the second season, it pinged the radar, so Leda's now draped in cloth and the swan's head is elsewhere. Still, it sure took them a while.
** Interestingly, it was straight up subverted for the scene of [[spoiler:Mason Verger slicing off his own face]]. Rather than argue with the network over what could or could not be shown, before filming the episode Fuller went to the censors, laid out exactly what the scene involved and asked straight-out how it could be depicted. They told him [[ShadowDiscretionShot "Darkness is your friend."]] The result is in "Tome-wan."

* UnfamiliarCeiling: Will passes out at Muskrat Farm at some point after [[spoiler:Cordell telling him he's going to remove his face without anesthesia]] and before he and Hannibal getting out. He reawakens in his bed in his house in Wolf Trap, safe and redressed -- Hannibal's work.