So in a perfect world, Netflix would be reaching out to Gaumont to get them on board with producing one or more new seasons, and then Bryan Fuller and De Laurentiis would get the call that all systems are go for bringing back Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal, Hugh Dancy’s Will Graham, and more to tell a disturbing new chapter in the characters’ lives.
For those unaware, Martha De Laurentiis currently controls the rights to Hannibal Lecter, the character, while the TV show Hannibal’s rights are owned by the company Gaumont International Television.
With Netflix’s budgets and the lack of broadcast ratings to worry about, Hannibal could indeed thrive in the world of streaming.
But someone just has to bite down on the idea first.