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Amazon and Netflix Pass On Picking Up “Hannibal”
In disheartening news, both Amazon and Netflix have passed on the option to pick “Hannibal“, which was cancelled recently. Amazon has the exclusive streaming rights for “Hannibal”, which led many fans to hope that they would pick it up and continue it as an original series.
Showrunner Bryan Fuller took to Twitter to announce this new information but also stated that, “…we’re still investigating possibilities.”
Still, with the news that both Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen have been released from their contracts, it’s starting to feel like this truly is the end…
The show is currently in its third season with Will Graham and Jack Crawford chasing Hannibal Lecter in Palermo, Italy. This season is also confirmed to have a six-episode surrounding Francis Dollarhyde, aka “The Red Dragon”.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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