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"NBC has unveiled the first trailer for its new drama Hannibal. The horror series is based on Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon and stars Casino Royale&amp;#039;s Mads Mikkelsen as cannibal killer Hannibal Lecter.      The new 30-second clip, which provides the first footage of Mikkelsen in the role, also features Hugh Dancy as his future nemesis Will Graham and Laurence Fishburne as Graham&amp;#039;s FBI colleague Jack Crawford. Hannibal will chart the early days of Graham and Lecter&amp;#039;s relationship, as the former recruits the latter to help him catch serial killers, unaware of Lecter&amp;#039;s own murderous tendencies. Eddie Izzard, Gillian Anderson, Lance Henriksen and Gina Torres will also appear in the 13-part first season, set to premiere on NBC on Thursday, April 4. Torres recently told Digital Spy that Hannibal will be &amp;quot;chilling&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;NBC is really doing something beautiful and smart, and they&amp;#039;re pushing those boundaries,&amp;quot; said the Suits actress. &amp;quot;It is scary, it is creepy, it is heartening... and this cast that they&amp;#039;ve assembled - Hugh Dancy, Laurence Fishburne, Mads Mikkelsen - they&amp;#039;re really quite a trio.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Hannibal Lecter TV series is &amp;quot;not gratuitous&amp;quot;, says NBC &amp;gt; Mads Mikkelsen on Hannibal Lecter TV role: &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s bloody and gruesome&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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