Despite praise from both critics and audiences alike, don't expect to see
Hannibal Season 4. NBC has officially announced the cancelation of the acclaimed series, which is currently into its third season. Despite being highly regarded by virtually anyone who's seen it,
Hannibal has struggled with low ratings for a while now, hitting a series low on 12 June 2015 with a total of 1.66 million viewers.
NBC released a statement on the cancelation:
"We have been tremendously proud of Hannibal over its three seasons. Bryan [Fuller] and his team of writers and producers, as well as our incredible actors, have brought a visual palette of storytelling that has been second to none in all of television — broadcast or cable. We thank Gaumont and everyone involved in the show for their tireless efforts that have made ‘Hannibal’ an incredible experience for audiences around the world."
According to
previous statements made by showrunner Bryan Fuller, a total of
six seasons were planned for the series. Season 4 of the show would be a continuation of the
Red Dragon storyline (which will begin in Season 3), Season 5 would be
The Silence of the Lambs, and Season 6 would be set in the era of the 1999 novel
Hannibal.
More news is expected to break regarding the show's cancelation.
Hannibal Season 3 is currently airing on Thursday nights on NBC with brand new episodes and is expected to continue throughout the remainder of the season unless NBC says otherwise.
SYNOPSIS
The dark and haunting series "Hannibal" returns for a third season, revealing the fates of characters hanging in the balance, and the continuing psychological cat-and-mouse games they face.
After the shocking events of the Season 2 finale, Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) is on the run in Europe - accompanied by his psychiatrist Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson) - sporting a new identity, but servicing the same insatiable appetite. As the lives of Will (Hugh Dancy), Jack (Laurence Fishburne) and Alana (Caroline Dhavernas) converge toward Hannibal again, each with their own motivations to catch him once and for all, their deadly dance turns in startling and unexpected ways.