Hugh Dancy does an excellent job as Will Graham. The only thing I remember him from is Evening with wife Claire Danes, and while he was great there too this is quite something else! Mikael Madds seemed an unlikely Hannibal to me - mostly because when I think of Hannibal I think of a role immortalized by Anthony Hopkins. But setting aside the traditional Hannibal Lecter image he does a very good job. He's less obviously deranged, more business-like, and lacks the horrific grin that made The Silence of the Lambs one of the scariest thrillers of the nineties. He gives a very polished performance, which works for the Hannibal in this universe. The entire series is full of gore and aberrant violence, but is so ultra-polished in its execution it lacks the grimy dirtiness of having a job like Graham's (Dancy). That being said all in all it is a very entertaining, very gruesome, and very intense show. An addictive watch, definitely not having me look at my own watch. Roll on season 2. And watch out for Eddie Izzard in a bizarre, alien role. He's one of the highlights - part of a league of older actors who do surprisingly dark projects.