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Hannibal

Hannibal (2013)

TV-MA 45m 8.1/10 IMDb

Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Creator: Bryan Fuller

Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Gillian Anderson

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Drowning / underwater scenes Jump scares Needles / medical procedures Spiders / insects Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Sexual Content

Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Torture
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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

12 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 13 warnings
Avg severity:(3.6)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresSpiders / insectsVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture
Season 2 14 warnings
Avg severity:(3.9)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWrongful imprisonmentBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Drug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture
Season 3 14 warnings
Avg severity:(4.1)
Stalking / harassmentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionBlood / medical goreBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresVomit / emesis (emetophobia)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Sexual assault / rapeTorture

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