A major character will be making his appearance in this season of Hannibal and we know who has been cast in the role. We also have a new teaser video with footage from the upcoming season.
First up, it has been revealed that Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire, pictured below) will be taking on the role of Mason Verger, a character that fans of the movies and novels should know very well. In the Hannibal movie, Verger was played by Gary Oldman. EW notes that the character won't appear until later in the season and it's obviously the plan to extend Mason Verger's story across multiple seasons.
“NBC has announced it will premiere the 13-episode second season of the critically acclaimed drama “Hannibal” at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) Friday, Feb. 28 following “Grimm” after the previously-announced conclusion of the 10-episode run of “Dracula.”
From creator Bryan Fuller, “Hannibal” stars Mads Mikkelsen as brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lector, who is working with the FBI and gifted criminal profiler Will Graham, played by Hugh Dancy, to look into the mind of serial killers. Based on Thomas Harris’ best-selling novels, this series is the prequel to the story that began with the feature films “Red Dragon” and “Silence of the Lambs.”
The series also stars Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit. Caroline Dhavernas and Hettienne Park also co-star.”
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