I was very skeptical about watching this show. The fact that it was ANOTHER serial killer show, and a spin off, and the fact that it was on NBC ... I thought there was no way it would be good. But I could not have been more wrong. This is a truly excellent show. It is not in any way cheesy or dumb the way so many similar shows are. I actually don't understand how this show got onto a network like NBC to begin with-This show is DARK. And I don't mean "dark" like it's violent... it's much more than that. There are many great qualities to this show but what sets it apart from all other shows is the tone and its aesthetics. The visuals, the sounds, the imagery-are absolutely astounding. I cannot believe more shows have not tried to incorporate the kind of look and feel that Hannibal has.

Long story short - This is an Excellent Series.

I would even go as far to say that it's probably one of my 10 favorite Shows of all time, along with: The Sopranos, Twin Peaks, Fargo, Breaking Bad, Lost, The Leftovers, The Wire, Legion, Dark, Westworld, Game Of Thrones, & The Americans .... If you like Complex, Dark, Surreal, Intense shows like me - Then, you can't go wrong with Hannibal.