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Watch the First Trailer to NBC’s New Series ‘State of Affairs’ Starring Katherine Heigl [VIDEO]

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Watch the First Trailer to NBC’s New Series ‘State of Affairs’ Starring Katherine Heigl [VIDEO]

NBC has released the first trailer to their new television series starring Katherine Heigl.

The new television series starring, Katherine Heigl centers on a the POTUS Daily Briefing. Each day the president is faced with hundreds of life-and-death decisions, and in order to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst, Charleston Tucker played by Heigl) assembles the daily briefing. Along with saving the world, she has a close relationships with the relationship, Alfre Woodard.

Produced by Universal Television, Bob Simonds Company and Abishag Productions. From Writer/director/executive producer Joe Carnahan and executive producers Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl, Robert Simonds, Sophie Watts, Henry Crumpton, Rodney Faraon and Julia Franz.

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Say Goodbye to “Parks & Recreation”! This Will Be Their Final Season

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‘Parks & Recreation’s Upcoming Seventh Season To Be Its Last

NBC has recently confirmed that the critically acclaimed television series, will be entering into their final season.

There is no expected replacement for the show yet, but it is going to bad a sad goodbye to a series that so many people fell in love with over the years.

Parks and Recreation features Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a perky, mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana.

Parks and Recreation has received several awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, four Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe win for Poehler’s performance, and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. In Time‘s 2012 year-end lists issue, Parks and Recreation was named the number one television series.

 

CBS Cancels ‘The Crazy Ones’, ‘Hostages’, ‘Friends with Better Lives’, ‘Bad Teacher’ and ‘Intelligence’

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CBS has dropped the cancellation axe on 5 freshman shows that were added just last year.

After picking up five new drama series and two new comedy series yesterday, CBS has canceled 5 shows including The Crazy Ones which featured the return of Robin Williams, Hostages, Friends with Better Lives, Bad Teacher and Intelligence.

The only three shows to make it into the second season are The Millers, Mom, and The Mentalist. 

The demise of Intelligence and the long-forgotten Hostages was fully expected as neither made a mark in the Monday 10 PM time slot though there was some argument made about procedural Intelligence. Friends With Better Lives, which had been envisioned as a potential successor toHow I Met Your Mother and launched behind the series finale of the long-running CBS comedy, had a shot at a renewal and had supporters at CBS. I hear producer 20th TV may shop it elsewhere. For Bad Teacher, the cancellation comes only three episodes into its run. The comedy, based on the hit movie, exceeded ratings expectations in its debut but dropped off in Episodes 2 and 3. Still, some thought CBS would wait until after the upfronts to make a decision on its future to give it more time [Deadline].

A lot of these shows faced poor ratings despite a big and popular cast. The series The Crazy Ones, featured legendary comic Robin Williams and was thought to be a big hit for the CBS Network last year. However, audiences could not connect with the series and CBS decided to choose a new show rather than stick with a mediocre one.

 

Quentin Tarantino Drops the Lawsuit Against Gawker

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Back in January, Quentin Tarantino filed a lawsuit against Gawker Media over the leak of his upcoming feature film, Hateful Eight.

The lawsuit was later dismissed in mid-April, while the judge left room for Tarantino to refile his law suit with additional evidence. Last week, Tarantino would later refile the lawsuit. However, according to reports, Quentin Tarantino, the director of action thrillers such as ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Django’ has dropped the lawsuit with Gawker.

Now, a week later and before Gawker made any response, Tarantino has withdrawn the lawsuit without prejudice, meaning he can re-file at a later time if he chooses.

And in fact, Tarantino’s dismissal motion hints but hardly guarantees a sequel. It says, “This dismissal is made without prejudice, whereby Plaintiff may later advance an action and refile a complaint after further investigations to ascertain and plead the identities of additional infringers resulting from Gawker Media’s contributory copyright infringement, by its promotion, aiding and abetting and materially contributing to the dissemination to third-parties of unauthorized copies of Plaintiff’s copyrighted work.” [HollywoodReporter]

The original lawsuit was over alleged “contributory infringement” whereby, Gawker helped in the copyright infringement of Tarantino’s movie “Hateful Eight”. The judge threw out the initial lawsuit stating that there was no evidence of direct infringement to support the claim that Gawker actually contributed to it.

The refiling of the lawsuit then claimed that Gawker had committed direct infringement by downloading the leaked script to their computer and additional contributory infringement by directing readers to a website where they can read the script.

It looks as though Tarantino had a lot to prove in order to win this lawsuit and has decided it was not worth the time nor the effort.

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ABC Adds Two New Comedies that Focus on The American Dream

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ABC has recently sealed the deal with 20th Centruy Fox TV for two additional comedy pilots, Fresh Off the Boat, and Cristela. 

Fresh Off the Boat centers on a 12 year old, hip-hop loving Eddie who just moved to suburban Orland from DC’s Chinatown with his parents. But, it’s a culture shock for his immigrant family in this comedy about the pursuit of the American Dream. “Fresh Off the Boat” is based on the Eddie Huang’s memoir “Fresh Off the Boat”. The series is executive produced and written by Nahnatchka Kahn and executive produced by Jake Kasdan for 20th Century Fox Television.

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Cristela centers on a  Mexican-American law school student who is on there verge of landing her first big internship at a prestigious law firm. However, the only problem is that her dreams and goals are bigger than her traditional Mexican-American family thinks is okay. She ends up stuck trying make modernize her home and pursuing her career. The series features upcoming comedian Cristela Alonzo in this new comedy about the American Dream.

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Both Cristela and Fresh Off the Boat reflect the immigrant experiences of their creators and the pursuit of the American Dream, Cristela Alonzo, who co-wrote the script with Kevin Hench, and Khan, who based her show on Chef Eddie Huang’s memoir.

What do you think of these new shows joining the ABC lineup? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below!

TMZ Sued for Harassment, Wrongful Termination and Sexual Discrimination

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TMZ is getting sued for Sexual Discrimination and Wrongful Termination by a Female Writer.

Catherine Hillin claims that the executive producer Evan Rosenblum told her “Don’t be a girl” and “You’re f-ing s-t”, according to The Wrap.

Hillin was a writer for TMZ and according to reports, filed a lawsuit Friday against the company for sexual discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. The suit claimed that Catherine “Taryn” Hillin, show as employed by TMZ as a producer for a year and a half was the only female writer on the celebrity news website’s staff.

Hillin alleges that she was quickly advised that TMZ was a “boys club” favoring male employees over female employees, with one employee telling her, “Good luck being a girl writer.” The suit goes on to cite specific examples of discriminatory comments by executive producer Evan Rosenblum, including, “Don’t be a girl” and “Never cry in front of me.” Hillin further claims that Rosenblum humiliated her by screaming at her in front of coworkers, and belittling her with comments like, “You’re f—ing s–t,” and “I f—ing hate this s–t you hand in.” [The Wrap]

The lawsuit goes on to say that Hillin was never allowed the opportunity to rewrite her work and was forced to have her male co-workers re-write her work for her. On top of that, she was never given any positive feedback for her writing while her male counterparts were repeatedly praised.

The lawsuit also alleges that Rosenblum gave male writers more favorable assignments than the female writers. Hillin also claims she was denied promotions, while less-qualified individuals were promoted ahead of her.

Hillin claims that she was terminated after complaining on multiple occasions about Rosenblum’s discriminative behavior and the hostile work environment. She alleges that she was terminated based on her gender and as retaliation, and that the reason she was given was mere pretext. The suit further states that Hillin’s replacement was a male lacking her education, experience and/or qualifications.

Hillin filed suit against TMZ Productions, Inc., EHM Productions Inc., and Warner Bros. Entertainment and will be seeking damages, legal fees, and if necessary a trial by jury for her case.

What do you think of the law suit? Have something to add? Leave us a comment below!

‘Max’ Feature Film Casting Call for a Photo Double in North Carolina

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Casting directors are seeking stand-ins and photo doubles of the new MGM feature film, Max.

MGM Studios, Sunswept Entertainment and Picture 8 Productions are bringing a new family movie MAX to North Carolina to begin filming this spring.

Inspired by true events, MAX – “A Belgian Shepard Malinois military working dog returns from active service in Afghanistan traumatized by his handler’ s death. Erratic and dangerous, Max is adopted by the bereaved family and bonds with the marine’s troubled 14-year old brother.

Together they unravel the secret behind his brother’s death and pull a family together again.” Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans) will direct the film.

Filming to take place in Charlotte and surrounding areas this spring and summer.

For more details check out the casting call below:

MAX -Seeking the following Stand – In/Photo Double. Should be 18 -20’s age range if possible. Must have flexible schedule and avail to work whenever needed from mid May -Mid July.
JUSTIN -Caucasian Male 5’7/120, Brown Hair
Please know you do you need to look exactly like this character facially…just same height,build and hair color.
Please submit accurate information.
Please submit with email heading for character -EXAMPLE -Poss JUSTIN SI/DBL. Dark Brown/Blk Hair
All submission must include 2 current photos -one head/shoulder & one full length -along with the following information -Name, Age, Phone, City/State you reside, Height/Weight, Clothing Sizes, any Stand In, Photo Double or set experience you may have -which is NOT required but good to know.
Submissions should be sent to [email protected]

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Jurassic World: Jurassic Park 4 Extras Casting Call in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Casting directors and producers are holding another open casting call for the upcoming feature film, Jurassic World.

Producers for ‘Jurassic World’ are looking for men, women, children and families ages 5 to 85 who are comfortable being on a movie.

“Jurassic World” is currently filming in Hawaii and production will be heading to New Orleans shortly. The production is currently using the title of “Ebb Tide” and is looking for general background extras. Families are welcome to apply together.

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Casting directors are holding another open casting call on Saturday, April 26th in New Orleans.

For more details, see the casting call below:

HELLO LOUISIANA FRIENDS!

An update on “EBB TIDE”: We’d still love email submissions for those we haven’t yet met at one of our casting calls or those who haven’t yet submitted by email at: [email protected].

We haven’t yet begun our phone calls to begin booking people, but will begin those phone calls very soon.

Remember: We are filming June – August. If we are casting you for a scene the first part of August we won’t call you until the end of July. Thanks everyone for your patience!

“EBB TIDE” is currently filming in Hawaii and all is going well!

Thank you all for checking this FB page. Enjoy the weekend.

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Television Series Casting Call for Mothers and Daughters in Los Angeles

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Television Series Casting Call for Mothers and Daughters in Los Angeles

Bunim-Murray Productions, creators of MTV’s, “The Real World” and Producers of Lifetime’s, “Project Runway” is now casting a new show about mothers and daughters.

Producers are looking for daughters who appear to be between 18 and 25 and their mom’s in the Greater Los Angeles Area ONLY.

This docu-series will follow the evolving mother/daughter relationship as daughters reach adulthood.

To apply, email: [email protected]

In the body of the email include the following information:

1.  An EMAIL ADDRESS where we can send you an application

2.    A contact PHONE NUMBER so we can call to schedule an interview time with our casting director.

3.    Your name.

4.    A brief description of your relationship with your mother or daughter.

5.    Attach several recent photos of BOTH of you to your email

The subject heading of your e-mail should include ONLY the following:

MOTHER/DAUGHTER – PROJECT CASTING

•           Must be 18 or over to apply

Comedy Central has Announced Stephen Colbert’s Replacement

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Comedy Central has finally found a replacement for Stephen Colbert.

After Stephen Colbert announced that he will be filling David Letterman’s spot, there were terror tantrums, complaints, and mass hysteria over who would fill Colbert’s spot.

According to reports, Comedy Central searched through the series of correspondents on The Daily Show to find a host for the post-Daily show 11:30 PM news slot.

The network would choose The Daily Show’s Senior Black corespondent, Larry Willmore, to host a new nightly program called The Minority Report. 

The new series is set to launch in January 2015, following the end of The Colbert Report. 

Willmore is also attached to the ABC comedy series, “Black-ish” as the series show runner.

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The Minority Report was created by Jon Stewart and will be produced by Stewart’s Busboy Productions with Stewart and Wilmore serving as executive producers on the show. The new series will center on a comedic take on the day’s news. It will feature a panel of voices, and comedians.

What do you think of the new show? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below!

 

“CSI: Cyber” is the Latest CSI Spinoff to Join the CBS Network

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The CSI spinoff has been picked up by the CBS network.

CSI:Cyber stars Patricia Arquette as Avery Ryan, Special Agent in Charge of the Cyber Crime Division of the FIB in Quantico, Virginia who is asked to solve major crimes that start out online, and play out in the real world.

The spinoff recently aired as an episode of CSI with a large response and following. This is the end of the forensic DNA, similar to other CSI franchise hits but, will focus on the new technological age of cube crimes.

The show was written and executive produced by the CSI team of writers and producers, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony Zuiker and Ann Donahue.

What do you think of the new CSI spinoff? Leave us a comment below! 

ABC Renews ‘Nashville’ for a Third Season After Tax Credit Issues

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ABC has decided to renew ‘Nashville’ after a long and hard battle over budget and tax incentives.

ABC has renewed country music drama Nashville, for a 22 episode third season.

The Nashville series is a huge series with big actors including Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere. The show has developed a following and a growing audience. But, everything wasn’t all cowboys and banjos. Recently, ABC was going to pull the plug on the show but decided to decrease the budget. This left the producers and studios to fill a large gap in production costs. In order to help fill that gap, producers discussed with Tennessessee’s film and television commission about a larger tax incentive.

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development had previously said of the show, “You’re not only getting the 20-plus episodes per season, every advertisement and preview for the TV show is essentially advertising Nashville.” Tennessee committed $12.5 million to Nashville for the 2013-14 fiscal year in a package created outside the normal incentive program — a cost weighed against the estimated $40 million in economic impact the show was generating for the state. Needless to say, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development filled the shows of the budgetary gap for the television series.

 

Zach Efron’s “Neighbors” Beats The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the Box Office

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Universal Pictures’ Neighbors has topped The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the box office.

Neighbors will take the number one spot this weekend as the Spiderman slid down 59% in its second weekend.

Neighbors which received a B according to CinemaScore, will make Over $46 million dollars in its opening weekend.

With the decrease in ticket purchases for the new Spiderman movie it begs the question, how is Marvel going to keep audiences entertained when movie sales do not last past opening weekend?

The Legends of Oz: Dorothy Returns failed to capture audiences as it only placed 8th in the box office.

What movies are you going to watch this weekend? Leave us a comment below and let us know!

North Carolina Filmed “Secrets & Lies” Joins the ABC Line Up

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North Carolina Filmed “Secrets & Lies” Joins the ABC Line Up

ABC has announced they will pick up the new mystery series ‘Secrets & Lies’.

The series based on the Australian series, Secrets & Lies stars Ryan Phillippe as a family man who finds the body of a young boy and quickly becomes the prime murder suspect.

The series is directed by the Emmy award winning director, Charles McDougall, the director of Desperate Housewives pilot episode and produced by Aaron Kaplan.

Juliette Lewis and KaDee Strickland co-star in the 10-episode project. This series will join the new set of ABC dramas, How To Get Away With Murder, American Crime, Forever, Whispers and Agent Carter.

‘Secrets & Lies’ pilot episode was filmed in North Carolina. We will keep you updated on new opportunities as soon as they become available.

What do you think of the new television series? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below!

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Hollywood Fights on TV and Film Sets Giving Productions a Bad Name

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Hollywood Fights on TV and Film Sets Giving Productions a Bad Name

Fights among Teamsters on television and film productions are giving the union a bad name.

Teamsters are the drivers, warehouse workers, casting directors, truck drivers, etc. on television and film productions. But, according to deadline, fights among drivers have gotten so bad that the secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399 has warned their members that they will be fired if they continue to fight.

Here’s what the secretary-treasurer had to say:

Due to the escalating number of incidences being reported, I must take a moment to address the Membership. We are finding that more and more Members are fighting with one another on set. It is my duty to say – Knock It Off!

When two Members get into an altercation we have found that in order to remedy the situation quickly BOTH Members will immediately be LAID-OFF. Whether you were the one to instigate the situation or not you will both be released from the job.

If either party has an issue that cannot be resolved amongst yourselves, call the Union first and we’ll have a meeting at the hall with both parties to resolve the issue.

On or off set you are always representing the legacy and tradition of our great Union. As a Teamster and Member of Local 399 we must work together as Brothers and Sisters putting differences aside for the betterment of our Membership.

Please demonstrate the professionalism we know you’re capable of. Thank you.

What do you think? Leave us a comment below!

CBS Announces Six New Shows to their Line-Up including NCIS: New Orleans

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CBS has recently announced the order for several new television series comedies and dramas.

These new dramas include a new NCIS: New Orleans, Madam Secretary, Stalker, and Scorpion. CBS also picked up several comedies including Matthew Perry’s The Odd Couple reboot, and The McCarthys.

The new NCIS: New Orleans series centers on NCIS New Orleans office, which handles cases from Pensacola through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Texas panhandle. The new series features Scott Bakula, Paige Turco, Lucas Black, CCH Pounder, and Zoe McLellan.

The next new drama includes Madam Secretary. The show explores the personal and professional life of a maverick female Secretary of State as she drives international diplomacy, wrangles office politics and balances a complex family life.

Stalker is a new and scary series that follows a pair of detectives who handle stalking incidents for the Threat Management Unit of the LAPD. The new series features Dylan McDermott, Maggie Q, Mariana Klaveno, and Victor Rasuk.

In Scorpion, an eccentric genius and his international network of super-geniuses form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age.

The two new comedies added to CBS include The McCarthy’s–a big Irish Catholic, sports-crazed Boston clan and the gay son whose greatest sin is not his sexuality but his desire to spend less time with his family, and The Odd Couple— a reboot of the classic series about the messy Oscar Madison and the neat-freak Felix Unger, who are roommates.

There were several television series that did not survive past the pilot episode, according to Deadline.

As for the the pilots that did make cut, there are no big surprises. The Tea Leoni-starring DC drama Madam Secretary, from Barbara Hall, had been an early frontrunner, with NCIS: New Orleans starring Scott Bakula, the scary Stalker and action-driven Scorpion all solid contenders. The Odd Couple was the only fully owned CBS comedy pilot that is based on a big CBS property and toplined by a big TV star, Perry. Originally a dark horse, The McCarthys had been slowly but steadily picking up momentum.

Are you looking forward to the new television series? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below!

Disney Television Series Casting Call for a Featured Role in Los Angeles

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Disney Television Series Casting Call for a Featured Role in Los Angeles

Casting directors for a Disney Television Series casting directors are seeking male actors for a featured role in Los Angeles.

Disney is currently looking for a male actor that is in their late 20’s to 40’s, who can portray an intimidating scary guy. The talent should be taller than 6 feet and has long hair.

Central Casting is currently casting for the production filming in Los Angeles. Talents must be Union and registered with Central Casting. To register visit www.CentralCasting.com.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

***UNION MEN ONLY***
***MUST BE REGISTERED WITH CENTRAL CASTING***

Alex is taking Union MALE Submissions for a Disney Television Show that tentatively works the week of May 27th! You should appear to be in your late 20’s to 40’s, any ethnicity, who can portray a intimidating scary guy. You should be taller than 6 feet, big, and has long hair. You cannot have any visible tattoos.

If this is you, please send a current photo of yourself to [email protected].

Please title the email Scary Guy and make sure to include your FIRST FIVE and your FULL NAME.

Thank you!

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Source: Central Casting Los Angeles

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Television Series Casting Call for Crackheads in New York City

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Television Series Casting Call for Crackheads in New York City

Casting directors for a television series filming in New York City are currently seeking talent to portray crackheads.

Central Casting is currently seeking a skinny African American actor to portray a crackhead in their 40’s. Filming is scheduled for Monday, May 12th.

Talents must be registered with Central Casting. To register visit www.CentralCasting.com.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

UNION/NON-UNION TO PORTRAY SKINNY/GUANT AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE CRACKHEADS IN THEIR 40S. AVAIL MON 5/12.

IF INTERESTED EMAIL A RECENT CANDID PHOTO, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, UNION STATUS AND CONTACT INFORMATION TO [email protected]. USE THE SUBJECT LINE “CRACKHEAD”.

!!DO NOT SEND EMAILS UNRELATED TO THIS POST!!

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Source: Central Casting New York

ABC Cancels 5 Shows to Make Room for New Series

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ABC’s comedy series resemble more of a firing range than more of a television line up.

ABC has cleaned up their fair share of comedies with cancellations of Suburgatory and Super Fun Night.

These shows will join the other ABC series “Trophy Wife”, “The Neighbors” and “Mixology”.

Suborgatory and The Neighbors future was put to an end when NBC picked up several new pilots last night including the new series Selfie.

What do you think of all the shows getting cancelled? Leave us a comment below!

NBC’s “Hannibal” is Renewed for a Third Season

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NBC renew’s “Hannibal” for a third season.

The serial-killer drama has a been renewed for third season.

The second season of “Hannibal” had a large audience and rating.

The show is currently received a 1.4 rating in the key demographic of 18 to 49.

The Bryan Fuller drama, is based on the Thomas Harris’ books “Red Dragon” and starred Mads Mikkelsen as a human-cooking enthusiast and psychiatrist.

What do you think of NBC renewing “Hannibal” for a third season?

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