Michael Pitt has joined the cast o NBC’s series, “Hannibal.” Pitt will be playing the role of Mason Berger who will be introduced in the latter part of the second season.
Fans of the original novel series written by Thomas Harris, will remember the character as the rich patient of Dr. Lecter’s who unwisely begins to play a deadly game when he discovers Hannibal’s secrets. Verger also made an appearance in Ridley Scott’s 2001 film, Hannibal, and was played by Gary Oldman.
The NBC series returns February 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with an episode titled “Kaiseki,” “Hannibal” season two begins with Will Graham still in custody for murder. Dr. Lecter steps in to help when bodies wash up on a riverbank. The big question is whether or not Dr. Bloom will be able to help Will regain his memories.
The series stars Hugh Dancy as expert criminal profiler Will Graham, who has a unique ability to peer into the mind of serial killers. Mads Mikkelsen stars as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist who is helping with the cases and, unbeknownst to Will, is also a serial killer himself. Laurence Fishburne stars as Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit. Caroline Dhavernas and Hettienne Park also co-star.
