Hannibal Lecter In Order: How To Watch Every Movie & Show Chronologically & By Release Date

Dr. Hannibal Lecter, turned into one of cinema’s most charismatic villains when played by Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, has been a feature of films and television series ever since Hopkins’ 1991 performance. Through dialogue between characters, viewers get acquainted with his grisly acts of violence, his chilling intellect, and his criminal history. Dr. Lecter was created by author Thomas Harris, whose books about the serial killer have now all been adapted into series and movies with an increasingly confusing timeline, and to make matters worse, some actors appeared in multiple Hannibal Lecter movies playing different parts.