Editing Hannibal Lecter (section)

===In television===
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[[File:Mads Mikkelsen Cannes 2013 2.jpg|thumb|Mikkelsen at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In February 2012, [[NBC]] gave a series order to ''Hannibal'', a television adaptation of ''Red Dragon'' to be written and executive-produced by [[Bryan Fuller]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Natalie|last=Abrams|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/NBC-Hannibal-Notorious-Pilot-1043405.aspx|title=Pilot Season: NBC Orders Hannibal Straight to Series; Also Picks Up Notorious|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|date=February 14, 2012|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> [[Mads Mikkelsen]] plays Lecter,<ref>{{cite magazine|first=James|last=Hibberd|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2012/06/04/cast-hannibal|title=NBC casts Bond villain as Hannibal Lecter|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|date=June 4, 2012|access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> opposite [[Hugh Dancy]] as Will Graham.<ref>{{cite web|first=Morgan|last=Jeffrey|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a372800/hannibal-lecter-tv-series-casts-hugh-dancy-as-will-graham.html|title=Hannibal Lecter TV series casts Hugh Dancy as Will Graham|website=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|location=London, England|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> In the TV series, which depicts Lecter prior to his capture, he consults with Graham to help him profile and catch serial killers. He is fascinated with Graham’s ability to empathize with psychopaths, and subtly manipulates his fragile sanity in an attempt to turn him into a killer himself. The series also portrays a love triangle between Lecter, Graham, and Dr. Alana Bloom, one of Lecter’s former students, and his ongoing battle of wits with Mason Verger.

Fuller commented on Mikkelsen's version of Lecter:

<blockquote>What I love about Mads' approach to the character is that, in our first meeting, he was adamant that he didn't want to do Hopkins or Cox. He talked about the character not so much as 'Hannibal Lecter the cannibal psychiatrist', but as [[Satan]] – this [[fallen angel]] who's enamoured with mankind and had an affinity for who we are as people, but was definitely not among us – he was [[other (philosophy)|other]]. I thought that was a really cool, interesting approach, because I love science fiction and horror and – not that we'd ever do anything deliberately to suggest this – but having it subtextually play as him being [[Lucifer]] felt like a really interesting kink to the series. It was slightly different than anything that's been done before and it also gives it a slightly more epic quality if you watch the show through the prism of, 'This is Satan at work, tempting someone with the apple of their psyche'. It appealed to all of those genre things that get me excited about any sort of entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|first=Morgan|last=Jeffery|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/ustv/interviews/a478343/bryan-fuller-hannibal-qa-lecter-is-like-satan-at-work.html|title=Bryan Fuller 'Hannibal' Q&A: 'Lecter is like Satan at work'|website=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|location=London, England|date=May 3, 2013|access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref></blockquote>

[[CBS]] later developed the television series ''[[Clarice (TV series)|Clarice]]'', based on the character Clarice Starling (from the novels and films) after her graduation from the FBI academy, as a sequel to ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' set in 1993, starring Rebecca Breeds as Starling. The show does not acknowledge or feature Hannibal Lecter due to complicated rights issues of franchise characters between [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and the [[Dino De Laurentiis|Dino de Laurentiis Company]]; it premiered in 2021.