Blood and tears everywhere after it was announced that NBC will no longer play nice with Hannibal. The TV series had a good run but was unable to meet demands where ratings are concerned.
What's interesting here is the fact that the full 13 episodes of season 3 will continue on and end its course come Sept. 3. After that, the show will be dead; and with it, folks might begin to wonder how such a great series managed to fall in ratings.
"NBC has allowed us to craft a television series that no other broadcast network would have dared, and kept us on the air for three seasons despite Cancelation Bear Chow ratings and images that would have shredded the eyeballs of lesser Standards & Practices enforcers," Bryan Fuller said in a statement. "[NBC Entertainment exec] Jen Salke and her team have been fantastic partners and creatively supportive beyond measure. 'Hannibal' is finishing his last course at NBC's table this summer, but a hungry cannibal can always dine again. And personally, I look forward to my next meal with NBC."
All is not yet lost since it is possible that Fuller might be able to locate a new home for the show if possible. Fans should not pin much hope on Hannibal surviving somewhere else at this point after it was revealed that Warner Bros. was not able to keep Constantine alive on another network.
While Hannibal is dead in the gutter, Fuller's career is still kicking after the director was given the green light to bring American Gods to life on Starz. The show was ordered for a full season by the network and is expected to begin filming this year.
The cancelation of Hannibal completely ends Fuller's relationship with NBC, which should be seen as a minus for the network because he is a talented showrunner. Hopefully, NBC will be able to pick up another spectacular series such as Hannibal, but one that can generate the ratings needed to continue.
