Welp, it’s time to hang up the amazing show that was NBC’s “Hannibal” as the third and final season has come to a close. Fans have been begging and pleading with nearly every network and streaming operation, such as Netflix and Amazon, to pick up the show and continue the story of Special Agent Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
With the end of any show, there’s always the speculation of “What if?”, and “Hannibal” is no different.
Show creator Bryan Fuller has revealed some ideas that he had in mind for the series had it been able to continue.
Please be warned that there are spoilers ahead, so if you’re not fully caught up, don’t read on.
In a talk with IGN, Fuller explains:
Well, I think if there were a Season 4, of course [Will and Hannibal] would survive but there’s still… The conversation is still in play in so many ways and I may be holding on to false hope that we’ll be able to continue telling a bit of the story because I love these actors and would love to continue working with them. I think it works both ways where if you are satisfied by this conclusion to the series, then that can be the end. if you are wanting more story then there is a version of events yet to be told.
He continues, stating:
Martha [De Laurentiis] is still trying to get financing on a film, so I’m curious what her perspective… They’ve explored Kickstarter for a film. They’ve talked about traditional financing. So there are conversations still ongoing and I’m mainly curious how the audience will react to this finale and whether the audience will say, “Okay, great, you scratched our back. We’re satisfied. That feels like an appropriate ending and we’re done with the story now.” Or if the audience is going to say, “I want more of Mads Mikkelson and Hugh Dancy and their mindf**kery.”
When asked about the potential for a Silence of the Lambs story arc, Fuller replied:
We were going to re-address it if we had got a green light on Season 4 because Season 4 didn’t involve Silence of the Lambs, but it would allow us to grease the wheels and start preparing for a Season 5, so we were going to ask again. So who knows! Who knows how these rights things will pan out and is there a possibility of Starz, in a year from now, saying, “We would love to do a Silence of the Lambs miniseries” and being able to work it out with the rights holders. Who knows? I certainly love working with Starz on American Gods and I would love to do a Hannibal miniseries of sorts.