It's been three and a half years since Hannibal was taken off air, and talks for a revival have been biting through ever since.

And star Mads Mikkelsen has now offered fresh hopes for fans of the cannibalistic serial killer, revealing that talks about reviving the show are still happening.

"Yeah, I think there’s always new hope," Mikkelsen told Bloody Disgusting.

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"I haven’t heard anything specific. I know [creator] Bryan [Fuller] is still working on some ideas where we can find a new home for this. I also have a strong feeling that everybody who was involved in it would gladly pick up the glove again if that happens."

Speaking about ongoing talks, the Hannibal Lecter actor continued: "I don’t know where they looked. That is above my paycheck, but I know they’ve been talking to different studios."

He also teased that if the show were to come back, it may adapt Dr Lecter's most famous storyline.

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"I know that [Fuller] was working to get the rights to Silence of the Lambs so he could get in there and use some of those characters for his own universe," Mikkelsen added. "I have a hunch that might be where we’re going."



Back in 2017, one of the writers on Hannibal, Nick Antosca, teased an idea Fuller had for a potential fourth season, revealing: "I've heard there are talks.

"I know Bryan Fuller has a great idea for what the fourth season would be and Bryan, Don Mancini (writer-producer), Steve Lightfoot (writer-executive producer), all those people – and me of course – are hoping that we get to do it.

"I know what the idea is — I mean, unless he's changed it. He had a very cool idea that we would have done had he gotten another season."



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