The past several days has seen a flurry of “Hannibal” news, ranging from a preview of Brian Reitzell’s season 3 score to a view of the “Fannibals”, all in support of the season 3 home video release, which came out yesterday. As such, many interviews have been appearing online with the various cast and crew that made the show possible and each are offering their thoughts and memories on the series that drew critical acclaim but was, apparently, simply not meant to be.
However, instead of focusing solely on the past, Mads Mikkelsen, who plays the title character, offered a glimmer of hope regarding a potential fourth season in an interview with IGN.
“I guess it’s one of those things that it might be… it might happen. But I also think that it has to happen fairly soon, because in three or four years, it might not be there anymore, the energy; The urge to do it from all kind of people and from the fans. So if it happens, it’s got to happen in the next year, I guess. That’s all up to what people are doing and what Bryan is doing. Is there anyone who wants to pick it up and so on… So there have been a lot of rumors and so far, nothing has happened. You know, if it does happen, I think that all of us who were involved would try very hard to be a part of it. If it doesn’t happen, I think we’re all very, very pleased that we got three wonderful seasons with a show that was so radical and so interesting that it was kind of a shock that it was picked up in the first place. So we’re kind of grateful that we stopped at a peak before it got tired. So either way it goes, I think we’ll embrace it.”
Meanwhile, show creator Bryan Fuller tells our own Kalyn Corrigan, “I would love to see Hannibal in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and see Mads Mikkelsen with Clarice Starling, and as long as I’m alive, I’ll still be trying to do that.” Explaining that Will Graham’s character also isn’t done yet, he continues, “I still feel like the most interesting chapter of Will Graham’s life has yet to be told. Just like, he’s on the other side of it. Like, everything we’ve experienced so far has been on the other side of a wall for him, and the next chapter of his story is on the other side of the wall, so it just feels like there’s great opportunity to explore that psychologically.”
We all know that dead projects have suddenly come back to life with an almost roaring, fast-paced energy, nearly blindsiding and shocking us. I desperately hope that becomes the case with “Hannibal”. A continuation would be the ultimate gift as we might then dive into the most famous Hannibal story of them all.