Summary

• Bryan Fuller has a few ideas for Hannibal season 4, but there is no confirmation yet.
• Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy are still interested in returning as Hannibal and Will.
• Hannibal season 4 would focus on Margot Verger and Alana Bloom, in addition to the main characters.

Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal came to an end in 2015, but thanks to its dedicated and active fanbase, talks about Hannibal season 4 updates haven’t stopped. Back in 2013, Hannibal Lecter made the jump to the small screen in NBC’s Hannibal. The successful revamping saw Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal and Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, an FBI profiler who forms a very special bond with Lecter. Hannibal was praised by critics for its visual style and the performance of the lead actors, and quickly built a very loyal following.

By the third season, new female leads arrived in Margot Verger (Katharine Isabelle) and Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas). It seemed things were going to get even wilder in Hannibal season 4. Sadly, that was not enough for the series to continue its course, and Hannibal was canceled after three seasons. The series' impact can still be felt, as fans continue to retain hope that Dr. Lecter and Will Graham will come back somehow, and with both Fuller and the cast hinting at their possible return since the series ended, the question remains: will Hannibal season 4 ever happen?

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Hannibal Season 4 Recent News

Mads Mikkelsen Offers A Hopeful Update

Though return hopes have been bandied about since the show ended, the latest news sees Mads Mikkelsen offer a hopeful update on Hannibal season 4. Nearly a decade since the show's cancelation, Mikkelsen hinted that creator Bryan Fuller has "a few ideas" about a new season, but he could not elaborate. Of the show, Mikkelsen said, "It's got to happen...because we're not getting any younger...it's all about finding a home for it, but that's nothing concrete out there now". Considering the cult popularity, finding a home will probably be quite easy since it already has a built-in audience.

Hannibal Season 4 Is Not Confirmed

Hannibal's Return Isn't Happening Yet

There's still been no renewal or confirmation of Hannibal season 4. It's been a decade since season 3 of Hannibal aired, something Hugh Dancy also brought up. He said that he would love to return and play the character alongside Mikkelsen again, but they can't wait much longer. "We may literally just age out of it and the people online will start to say, 'Well, actually, that might be slightly gross," Dancy said.

Hannibal Season 4 Cast

Who Could Return?

The Hannibal season 4 cast would still include Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal and Hugh Dancy as Will Graham if it returned to any network or streaming service. Both actors are still interested in returning to the franchise, even a decade since it was canceled. Fuller mentioned that Hannibal season 4 would focus on Margot Verger (Katharine Isabelle) and Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas), hinting their actors could return to the cast once again. He also said that they would be just as important as Will and Hannibal for that season.

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Hannibal Season 4 Story Details

What Could Happen?

In an interview, Bryan Fuller said he had been working on the story for a while, giving out three words to describe it - "lured, erotic, intimacy." He even said that his ideas for the continuation of the story were going deeper and deeper as he has tinkered with the ideas. He said not a lot had changed about what he wanted to do with the fourth season, but he had gone deeper and looked into more of the character dynamic between Will, Hannibal, Alana, and Margot.

Hannibal finished off with Will and Hannibal at the cliff-side hideaway after Dolarhyde's death. Both Will and Hannibal faced life-threatening injuries from the battle though, and the two men embraced. The ending also saw a cliffhanger as Will threw him and Hannibal off the cliff and into the water below. However, there was also the stinger at the end where Hannibal lived and served Belinda (Gillian Anderson) a dinner that included her own leg. Fuller said he would bring back Will and Hannibal's relationship in Hannibal season 4 and if "you didn't like season three you probably won't like season four" (via ComicBook).