Bryan Fuller wants to work his ‘favourite Doctor’ David Tennant (Picture: Getty Images)

Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller has said he would love cast former Doctor Who star David Tennant on the show.

Tennant auditioned for the role of Hannibal Lecter on the drama, which eventually went to Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen.

However Fuller said he’s not going to let that stop him from working with David in any capacity.

‘I’m a huge fan of David Tennant, and we’ve been trying to get him on the show for quite some time’ he said.


‘He’s such a spectacular actor. He brings such an effervescence to every performance.

‘I would love to have David on the show. Or just write for David! I would kill and eat somebody to work with David! He’s my favourite Doctor.’



Fannibals (the collective name for the Hannibal fanbase) are looking forward to the third season hitting our screens, but it might be a slightly different show than they’re used to.

Fuller revealed that the show will be moving on from its crime drama roots for the next installment.

He told Metro Online: ‘The interesting thing about season 3 is that we are heading away from the crime procedural aspect of the story-telling, and it is very much a soap opera for the first half.

Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller says the first half of the new season will be ‘like a soap opera’ (Picture: Getty Images)

‘There are some creative deaths but it’s much more about our regular characters as opposed to a killer of the week coming in and creating these fantastic death tableau.

‘We’re really focusing on the relationships between these characters and the fallout from season 2 for the survivors who made it through the “Red Dinner”.

‘There’s a slight evolution of the series in that way. The first half of the season I’m really excited about because it’s more like an intense psychological thriller.

‘I’m excited about the rematch between Hannibal and Jack Crawford.’

Viewers will also get a look into Hannibal’s mysterious past – which should make for some rather gripping viewing.

‘We are absolutely delving into his history’ said Fuller, ‘not as many flashbacks as much as it is finding present day survivors from that era of his life and understanding, with greater detail, about Hannibal and his modes of human interaction.

We’ll be meeting people from Hannibal’s past in season 3 (Picture: NBC)

‘I would be very nervous about casting child actors to portray such iconic characters because it’s always a gamble. For me, I kind of don’t want to imagine anybody else in this incarnation than Mads Mikkelsen.’

Couldn’t agree more.

Hannibal: Season Two is released on DVD and Blu-ray from 22nd September.