NBC Announces Summer Premiere Dates for Hannibal and Aquarius

Debi Moore |

Mar 6, 2015

Finally… the news we’ve been waiting for has arrived! If, like us, you’ve been on pins and needles to find out when “Hannibal” will be returning to the airwaves, we have the full details right here, right now along with info on the network’s new “event” series “Aquarius.”

“AQUARIUS” — Two-hour premere on Thursday, May 28, 9-11 p.m. (Episode 1.01 – “Everybody’s Been Burned”); regular slot begins Thursday, June 4, 9-10 p.m.
It’s 1967, and the era of free love, drug experimentation, and Vietnam is in full effect. When Emma (Emma Dumont), the teenage daughter of a respected lawyer, goes missing, LAPD Sgt. Sam Hodiak (David Duchovny) starts asking around. He soon discovers that the hippie kids he’s questioning don’t take kindly to cops, especially a cop with hair as short as his.

Needing the help of someone to trust, he partners with young undercover cop Brian Shafe (Grey Damon), a law-abiding officer who struggles with his own demons. He also begins to rely on Charmain Tully (Claire Holt), an ambitious rookie cop who’s anxious to prove herself in a male-dominated profession.

It’s not long before they stumble upon a small-time cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his cause. From there, they follow this man’s trail down a rabbit hole of drugs, sex, murder, and a cultural revolution. Little could they know, however, the guy they’re hunting will eventually become the killer we now recognize as Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony) — a lost soul who desperately wanted to get into the music scene of the ’60s until something snapped.

“Aquarius” will explore the cat-and-mouse game between Manson and the police in those turbulent years leading up to the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders.

For the latest news, like “Aquarius” on Facebook and follow “Aquarius” on Twitter.

“HANNIBAL” — Season 3 kicks off Thursday, June 4, 10-11 p.m. (Episode 3.01 – “Antipasto”)
The dark and haunting series “Hannibal” returns for a third season, revealing the fates of characters hanging in the balance and their continuing psychological cat-and-mouse games.

After the shocking events of the season finale, Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) is on the run in Europe — accompanied by his psychiatrist Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson) — sporting a new identity but servicing the same insatiable appetite. As the lives of Will (Hugh Dancy), Jack (Laurence Fishburne) and Alana (Caroline Dhavernas) converge toward Hannibal again, their deadly dance turns in startling and unexpected ways, and nothing will ever be the same again.

For more info be sure to visit “Hannibal” on NBC.com, “like” “Hannibal” on Facebook, and follow “Hannibal” on Twitter.