Hannibal Season 3 Trailer: Dr. & Mrs. (!) Lecter 'Want to Have You for Dinner'

“Are you, in this very moment, observing or participating?” That might sound like a very reasonable question a husband would pose to his wife in the middle of couples counseling, but in the world of NBC’s Hannibal, you can bet it’s a whole heckuva lot darker.

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TVLine’s got your first look at the acclaimed thriller’s Season 3 trailer, and it turns out the aforementioned query comes from Mads Mikkelsen’s titular sociopath to his “spouse,” Gillian Anderson’s Bedelia Du Maurier, right in the midst of a European spree. (And yes, we chose the word “spree” rather carefully.)

Also on the, ahem, menu: A first look at The Hobbit‘s Richard Armitage in the terrifying role of Francis Dolarhyde (AKA The Tooth Fairy) (AKA Red Dragon); some story arc insight from Laurence Fishburne, Hugh Dancy and one other returning player; and an end-of-clip zinger that shows Hannibal‘s undercurrent of deeply disturbing humor remains in tact.

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TVLine reported earlier this year that NBC’s acclaimed thriller will introduce Nina Arianda as the wife of Hugh Dancy’s Will — but not until Episode 8… an installment that will leap enough years into the future to allow for the transformation in Will’s personal life.

Hannibal returns Thursday, June 4 (10/9c). Watch the trailer below — then share your thoughts in the comments!

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