I thought this series would resemble the movies too much but there is hardly any resemblance except for Hannibal being his subtle horrific self.Hannibal is the same character as in the movies,but in the series he is a trustworthy and renowned psychiatrist AND an adviser of the FBI which makes everybody believes him.Or, he coerces them into believing him by the occasional drugging,manipulation and/or killing,that is just brilliant.An ingenious feature of Hannibal is,that he himself also visits his own psychiatrist weekly.Let's not forget Will Graham's character who is vital to the story line: mentally unstable adviser of the FBI who feels what the perpetrators did to their victims and why; sublimely acted!The way the story is being told is magnificent: you,the person who watches,know a lot of horrifying info,but the characters do not.Step by step they find out, or not,under the influence of Hannibal.The overall storyline of Horrific Hannibal combined with the separate cases of bizarre serial killers works very well.The limitless imagination of the writers is admirable. Even the episodes in which not much is happening,there is always an eerie ambiance.Acting/story/music/filming = sublime,props to the creators!