It is an open secret that "Hannibal" season 3 premiere, as well as the succeeding episodes, will be spent mostly to explore the 'fake' relationship between Dr. Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) and Dr. Bedelia du Maurier (Gillian Anderson).
However, this does not mean some of last season's important characters will not be seen.
According to a spoiler news from Entertainment Weekly, Abigail Hobbs (Kacey Rohl), who developed a daughter-father relationship with Dr. Lecter, might appear in the earlier episodes of the new season. It is not clear though whether it will be in the "Hannibal" season 3 premiere.
"You'll find out...but not immediately. Hannibal season 3 very gradually reintroduces the cast over the first three episodes," EW wrote when a fan asked for a "Hannibal" season 3 spoiler.
"The season premiere focuses mainly on Hannibal and Bedelia, and episode two picks up with Will on the hunt for his old frenemy. There are appearances by Abigail Hobbs and Jack Crawford-but there are also copious flashbacks and Hannibal's trademark surreal dream sequences, so they might just be 'appearing.'"
Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), Lecter's main nemesis and to whom he also had a twisted friendship, is not expected to be heavily featured in the "Hannibal" season 3 premiere. In last season's finale, he was gutted by Hannibal and left him to die. In an interview with Digital Spy, series developer Bryan Fuller said:
The show has a track record with twisted romances between troubled people, and on that note I have to ask about Will and Hannibal...
"[Laughs] Well it's interesting, because the first episode is really about Bedelia and Hannibal, and there's just a hint of... 'Wouldn't this be better if it were me and Will Graham?' In terms of Hannibal thinking that, and what he misses. Because Bedelia will always be Hannibal's psychiatrist, she'll never be necessarily as intimate and passionate in her relationship with Hannibal as Will and Hannibal are. You get a sense of yearning that these two men have for each other and their friendship, and what it meant to them and how much they miss.
"Hannibal" season 3 on June 4.
