Hannibal Season 2

Hannibal Season 2 has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available on and . A compact run that never overstays its welcome. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch Mads Mikkelsen work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Hannibal Season 2 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The plotting gives Hannibal Season 2 its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. When damning evidence shows up at the FBI that implicates Will in a string of grisly murders, he is immediately placed under the care of the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. As Will tries to assure Jack of his innocence, he also attempts to convince him of the identity of the real killer. Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2014. What makes Hannibal Season 2 hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

If you cannot walk away from a good mystery, Hannibal Season 2 will keep you hooked. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Watch Mads Mikkelsen work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.