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For fans who so devotedly love NBC’s Hannibal, there’s one man to thank — and according to series stars Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy, it’s not either of them.

According to the pair, speaking at Emerald City Comic Con 2025, everything that makes the show what it is comes from the mind of series creator and showrunner Bryan Fuller — and almost a decade after the series came to an end, both actors remain in awe of Fuller’s work.

“There’s nobody like Bryan. That’s the thing,” Mikkelsen explained. “His mind is working on a completely different level. So, even if there’s something on the page that you might go, what the fuck is going on? You can be absolutely sure that he knows what he’s doing and it’s going somewhere that will surprise you.”

Dancy called out the Fuller’s work was so deeply emotional, but “dressed in this layer of ornate and complicated language that somehow — without calling anybody else out, I saw other iterations of it by other people and it never quite worked. Having language like that that’s also just immersed in feeling that you can, after awhile, deliver naturalistically (kind of) is an incredibly unlikely and rare thing.”

“He is hands-on in a lot of things, down to the detail on your pants or what’s on the table,” Mikkelsen said. Dancy agreed: “Bryan’s a traditional old-fashioned showrunner, when everything is coming through his filter, which is not always the case.”

You can watch A Taste for the Unforgettable: Hannibal Reunion with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy from ECCC 2025's Main Stage powered by Xfinity for yourself right here. Be there from anywhere.

In the immortal words of Danny Elfman, "Life's no fun without a good scare." We couldn't agree more, which is why we've cobbled together a couple pieces to send a chill up your spine. Join Popverse as we explore:

• The best horror movies of all time, according to horror aficionado Greg Silber
• The most underrated horror movies from the past couple years
• All the new and upcoming horror movies for 2025 and beyond

And much gore. Er, more. Much more.