MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has given a 13-episode second-season renewal to its drama ?Hannibal?. The new season will air no earlier than midseason. In India the show airs on AXN.

The show is based on the characters from the novel ?Red Dragon? by Thomas Harris and features Hannibal Lecter and his relationship with expert criminal profiler Will Dancy, who has a unique ability to peer into the mind of serial killers. Dancy does not know that Lecter is a serial killer himself.

NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said, "We?re so proud of Bryan?s vision for a show that is richly textured, psychologically complex, and very compelling. There are many great stories still to be told."

The series stars Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen who plays Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Laurence Fishburne stars as Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI?s Behavioral Science Unit. Caroline Dhavernas and Hettienne Park also co-star.