'Hannibal' Season 3 News, Update: Showrunner Bryan Fuller Dishes Details About the Bride of Hannibal
The upcoming third season of the hit psychological thriller TV drama series "Hannibal" is currently in the thick of its production, series creator Bryan Fuller said.
"Today and tomorrow [April 23 and 24] are our last days of main unit, and then we'll have second unit pickups for all the episodes after that, so we're in a bit of a scramble to get it all done and make it right," Fuller told Digital Spy.
Fuller went on to announce cast member Gillian Anderson being promoted to a series regular in the forthcoming season which, as previously revealed, that her character will share more screen time with Mads Mikkelsen's titular character as they tour around Europe.
And apparently, this season will see more of Bedelia Du Maurier's humorous side.
"Yes, she has quite a big role in the first half of the season, and she's hilarious. There's one episode in particular, episode six, where she is laugh-out-loud funny, and it's such a treat because you don't see a lot of comedy from Gillian Anderson in her roles, but she's very funny as a human being and incredibly funny as an actress when she turns it on," the executive producer continued. "So that was really fun to see, and I can't wait for people to see that episode in particular because she's just a delight."
Her current involvement will also pave way for fans to explore more of their psychiatrist-patient relationship.
"And then episode one ['Antipasto'] is all about Bedelia and her relationship with Hannibal Lecter, so it really does feel like 'What are we watching?' Will Graham isn't in it, none of the other characters that you've been familiar with, it's just Hannibal and Bedelia, and their history over three different periods of time," he added.
"Hannibal" Season 3 is slated to premiere this 4th of June on NBC.
