‘Hannibal’ Subject Of Outside Interest While Awaiting Renewal Decision At NBC by Nellie Andreeva

http://m.deadline.com/2013/05/hannibal-subject-of-outside-interest-while-awaiting-renewal-decision-at-nbc/ 

There are several comedy and drama pilots not picked up to series yet that are still in play. But among returning scripted series, only one, NBC drama Hannibal, went through the upfronts without learning its fate. The series, from Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller, got off to a solid ratings start and was in serious contention for an early renewal. The numbers eventually tapered off, and NBC put the renewal decision on hold. Hannibal was well reviewed, and I hear there has been interest from at least one cable network in case NBC passes on a second season. Additionally, I hear Amazon, which currently carries repeats of the show, has expressed interest in taking it on. There are no talks going on and Hannibal has not been shopped as the producers are waiting on a renewal at NBC. Hannibal, from Gaumont International Television, is produced under a different model at a license fee that is a fraction of what dramas with similar production values cost.

The Guardian: Sky Living picks up Hannibal

by John Plunkett

 
Sky Living has bought the rights to the US serial-killer drama Hannibal, featuring the Hannibal Lecter character from The Silence of the Lambs.

Sky Living bought the series in an exclusive deal with distributor, Gaumont International Television.

Director of Sky Living Antonia Hurford-Jones said. "We are delighted to be adding Hannibal to our lineup of quality US drama on Sky Living.

"We know this is something our customers really love and we are committed to bringing them the best the US has to offer.

"This series is perfect for Sky Living because it will appeal not only our core female audience, but to a shared one too. Plus it will complement our new original commissions which are starting to come through."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/feb/25/sky-living-hannibal-laurence-fishburne?CMP=twt_gu

Variety: Katie O'Connell discusses Hannibal

NBC series "Hannibal," which looks at the early relationship between Hannibal Lecter and FBI profiler Will Graham, is clearly a dark tale, but with "Pushing Daisies" Bryan Fuller writing and exec producing, it will also have its lighter moments.

"Yes, we are dealing with macabre subject matter, but you will find the tone of 'Hannibal' delights and surprises at the same time," says Katie O'Connell, CEO at Gaumont Intl. Television, which is producing and selling the series.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118059564?refcatid=2512

Hannibal heads to France, Canada and Germany

MIPCOM: Broadcasters in France and Canada have picked up Hannibal, the TV series about Thomas Harris’s big-screen baddie Hannibal Lecter.

Gaumont International Television has licensed the 13-hour series to Canal Plus in France for pay-TV and CityTV in Canada for free-TV. The show has already sold to ProSieben in Germany.

“As evidenced by these sales, Hannibal is proving to be an incredibly successful and sought-after title across all forms of media in all parts of the world” said Erik Pack, head of international distribution and coproduction for the distributor.

Gaumont International Television, the sales arm of French film studio Gaumont, will be in Cannes next week shopping Hannibal as well as Netflix commission Hemlock Grove and its reworking of 1960s movie Barbarella for Canal Plus.
 
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