Hannibal: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Hannibal Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Antipasto
Jun 4, 2015
After the devastating bloodbath at the Lecter home, Hannibal establishes a new life for himself in Italy along with the company of his own psychiatrist, Bedelia.
Primavera
Jun 11, 2015
With his wounds now healed, Will Graham heads to Europe eight months after the horrific event that almost took his life, in search of closure with Hannibal Lecter. Meanwhile, an It
Secondo
Jun 18, 2015
Will continues his search, making his way to Hannibal's childhood home in Lithuania. Meanwhile, Jack Crawford arrives in Italy, hoping to find Will and intervene before tragedy str
Aperitivo
Jun 25, 2015
After surviving a disfiguring gunshot, Dr. Fredrick Chilton rallies support to capture Hannibal using Will as bait. Jack is distracted by Bella's failing health, but implores Will
Contorno
Jul 2, 2015
Will travels via train with Chiyoh to Florence, as Alana and Mason use Hannibal's fine tastes to track his whereabouts. Pazzi tries to get in close to find out if Hannibal is the m
Dolce
Jul 9, 2015
With Bedelia securing her alibi, Hannibal prepares to leave Florence just as Jack and Will begin to track him down. However, Chiyoh has arrived in Florence with her own agenda.
Digestivo
Jul 16, 2015
Captured in Italy by police on Mason Verger's payroll, Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter are delivered to Muskrat Farm to await Mason's revenge.
The Great Red Dragon
Jul 23, 2015
Hannibal has been under lock and key for three years at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane when a new villain arises - Francis Dolarhyde, also known as "The Too
And the Woman Clothed with the Sun…
Jul 30, 2015
Wading deeper into dangerous territory, Will enlists the help of Hannibal Lecter to assist with the search for an elusive serial killer. Elsewhere, a new woman comes into Dolarhyde
And the Woman Clothed in Sun
Aug 6, 2015
Carvings symbolizing the Great Red Dragon shed light on Francis Dolarhyde's disturbing psychology. Will feels his bond with Hannibal growing uncomfortably stronger, and seeks out B
And the Beast from the Sea
Aug 13, 2015
Convinced that the Red Dragon will strike at the next full moon, Jack and Will grow desperate, and Alana turns to Hannibal for help.
The Number of the Beast is 666…
Aug 20, 2015
Will enlists Dr. Frederick Chilton to lure Francis Dolarhyde into an ambush, using Freddie Lounds as their mouthpiece. Meanwhile, Dolarhyde senses that the FBI is closing in and la
The Wrath of the Lamb
Aug 27, 2015
In a desperate bid to slay Francis Dolarhyde, Will engineers a cunning ploy involving Hannibal.