Caroline Dhavernas to Star in NBC's HANNIBAL

By: Aug. 02, 2012
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EWonline reports that Caroline Dhavernas will take on the starring role of Dr. Alana Bloom, an FBI consultant and psychology professor, on NBC's new drama series HANNIBAL. Series director Bryan Fuller announced the news on Twitter.

The actress joins previously announced cast members Laurence Fishburne, who plays FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit leader Jack Crawford; Hugh Dancy, who plays FBI agent Will Graham; and Mad Mikkelsen, who portrays Hannibal.

Dhavernas is best known as Jaye from the short-lived television series Wonderfalls on Fox. She starred as Dr. Lily Brenner in the ABC medical drama Off the Map.

HANNIBAL will air in a 13-episode run midseason on NBC. According to the official synopsis: One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this new drama from Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies," "Heroes"), based on the characters from Thomas Harris' classic novels, we see where this incredible story began. Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, "The Big C") is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham's unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone – even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he's pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership and it seems there's no villain they can't catch. If Will only knew…

Fuller is writer and executive producer. Martha De Laurentiis ("Red Dragon," "Hannibal"), Sara Colleton ("Dexter"), Jesse Alexander ("Lost", "Heroes"), and Katie O'Connell also serve as executive producers. David Slade is the director/executive producer for the series pilot. "Hannibal" is produced by Gaumont International Television.

 

 



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