The existence of CBS’ upcoming Silence of the Lambs offshoot Clarice certainly throws a wrench into the works of Mikkelsen’s cannibal ever meeting the iconic FBI agent Clarice Starling, but there are certainly other places to take the villain’s story if need be.
Now, Hannibal fans have been led down some hopeful avenues in the past, with rumors of a theatrical movie even coming out at one point.
And yes, it needs to be.
But Bryan Fuller and Mads Mikkelsen in particular have kept hope alive over the years, both implying they’d be down to return to the franchise if things worked out in one way or another.