Hannibal: Season 1

2013 · 13 episodes · ★ 8.1

What Season 1 of Hannibal

After a particularly grueling case hunting a serial killer known as the Minnesota Shrike, Will Graham threatens to walk away. Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, desperately needs Will on his team to break the tough cases, so he enlists Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to ensure Will's mental well-being. Unbeknownst to Will, Hannibal also has a particular insight into these horrible crimes and the psychopaths who commit them. As Will hunts down brutal killers, he is unknowingly sitting across from the most gifted killer of them all.

13episodes

Apr 4, 2013premiered

Jun 20, 2013latest episode

9.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Apéritif
Apr 4, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford recruits Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit.
Directing: David Slade · Writing: Bryan Fuller · Starring: Suzanne Coy, Greg Dunfield, Wayne Downer, Bernadette Couture
1x02 Amuse-Bouche
Apr 11, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Will and Jack race to apprehend a serial killer using humans as fertilizer.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Jim Danger Gray · Starring: Diane Johnstone, Michael Torontow, Kaiman Teevins, Graeme Jokic
1x03 Potage
Apr 18, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Abigail Hobbs comes out of her coma with new information about her father.
Directing: David Slade · Writing: David Fury, Chris Brancato, Bryan Fuller · Starring: Holly Deveaux, Audra Yulanda Gray, Steven Pigozzo, Brendan Halloran
1x04 Œuf
Apr 24, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
A series of family murders takes place.
Directing: Peter Medak · Writing: Jennifer Schuur · Starring: Sydney Cross, Duncan McLeod, Azeem Nathoo, Sophie Holdstock
1x05 Coquilles
Apr 25, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Jack and Will search for a killer who turns his victims into angels.
Directing: Guillermo Navarro, Peter Medak · Writing: Scott Nimerfro, Bryan Fuller · Starring: Elana McMurtry, Mark Munro, Al Vrkljan, Craig Thomas
1x06 Entrée
May 2, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
The Chesapeake Ripper taunts Jack Crawford with guilt from the past.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Kai Yu Wu, Bryan Fuller, Kai Yu Wu · Starring: Suzy Eddie Izzard, Raúl Esparza, Ana Shepherd, Earl-Antham Chrysostom
1x07 Sorbet
May 9, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Will races to stop a rogue surgeon extracting organs from his victims.
Directing: James Foley · Writing: Bryan Fuller, Jesse Alexander · Starring: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Greene, Adam Winlove-Smith, Pierre Simpson
1x08 Fromage
May 16, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.5
A deadly symphony hall killing forces Will to hunt a defiant killer.
Directing: Tim Hunter · Writing: Bryan Fuller, Jennifer Schuur · Starring: Gillian Anderson, Daniel von Diergardt, Carter Siddall, Zachary Bloch
1x09 Trou Normand
May 23, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Will, Jack and the BAU team hunt for a serial killer who creates a totem pole out of his victims' bodies.
Directing: Guillermo Navarro · Writing: Steve Lightfoot · Starring: Lance Henriksen, Jason Blicker, Jessie Saunders-Drutz, Emma Gibbs
1x10 Buffet Froid
May 30, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
Will tracks a killer with mental instability similar to his own.
Directing: John Dahl · Writing: Bryan Fuller, Chris Brancato, Andrew Black · Starring: Ellen Muth, Krista Bridges, Hilary Jardine, John Benjamin Hickey
1x11 Rôti
Jun 6, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
When Dr. Gideon escapes to terrorize Alana and Dr. Chilton, Hannibal and Will go on the hunt. Eddie Izzard guest stars.
Directing: Guillermo Navarro · Writing: Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Scott Nimerfro · Starring: Gillian Anderson, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Raúl Esparza, Max White
1x12 Relevés
Jun 13, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Hannibal convinces Jack and Alana that Will could be the copycat killer.
Directing: Michael Rymer · Writing: Bryan Fuller, Chris Brancato · Starring: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Muth, Mark Rendall, Brittney Johnston
1x13 Savoureux Season Finale
Jun 20, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
Hannibal frames Will, convincing Jack and Alana that Will's the copycat killer.
Directing: David Slade · Writing: Bryan Fuller, Steve Lightfoot, Scott Nimerfro · Starring: Gillian Anderson, Krista Patton, Kalen Davidson, Omar Habib