13 episodes • April 4, 2013 - June 20, 2013

After a particularly grueling case hunting a serial killer known as the Minnesota Shrike, Will Graham threatens to walk away. Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, desperately needs Will on his team to break the tough cases, so he enlists Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to ensure Will's mental well-being. Unbeknownst to Will, Hannibal also has a particular insight into these horrible crimes and the psychopaths who commit them. As Will hunts down brutal killers, he is unknowingly sitting across from the most gifted killer of them all.

13 episodes

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   #1

   Apéritif

   43 min • Apr 4, 2013 (13 years ago)

   When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford recruits Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit.

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   #2

   Amuse-Bouche

   43 min • Apr 11, 2013 (13 years ago)

   Will and Jack race to apprehend a serial killer using humans as fertilizer.

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   #3

   Potage

   43 min • Apr 18, 2013 (13 years ago)

   Abigail Hobbs comes out of her coma with new information about her father.

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   #4

   Œuf

   43 min • Apr 24, 2013 (13 years ago)

   A series of family murders takes place.

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   #5

   Coquilles

   43 min • Apr 25, 2013 (13 years ago)

   Jack and Will search for a killer who turns his victims into angels.

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   Entrée

   43 min • May 2, 2013 (13 years ago)

   The Chesapeake Ripper taunts Jack Crawford with guilt from the past.

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   Sorbet

   43 min • May 9, 2013 (13 years ago)

   Will races to stop a rogue surgeon extracting organs from his victims.

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   Fromage

   43 min • May 16, 2013 (13 years ago)

   A deadly symphony hall killing forces Will to hunt a defiant killer.

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   Trou Normand

   43 min • May 23, 2013 (13 years ago)

   Will, Jack and the BAU team hunt for a serial killer who creates a totem pole out of his victims' bodies.

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    #10

    Buffet Froid

    43 min • May 30, 2013 (13 years ago)

    Will tracks a killer with mental instability similar to his own.

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    Rôti

    43 min • Jun 6, 2013 (13 years ago)

    When Dr. Gideon escapes to terrorize Alana and Dr. Chilton, Hannibal and Will go on the hunt. Eddie Izzard guest stars.

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    #12

    Relevés

    43 min • Jun 13, 2013 (13 years ago)

    Hannibal convinces Jack and Alana that Will could be the copycat killer.

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    Savoureux

    43 min • Jun 20, 2013 (13 years ago)

    Hannibal frames Will, convincing Jack and Alana that Will's the copycat killer.