Hannibal Lecter ( franchise ) - wikipedia Hannibal Lecter ( franchise ) Hannibal Lecter The Hannibal Lecter series of novels Created by Thomas Harris Original work Red Dragon Print publications Novel ( s ) Red Dragon ( 1981 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1988 ) Hannibal ( 1999 ) Hannibal Rising ( 2006 ) Films and television Film ( s ) Manhunter ( 1986 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) Hannibal ( 2001 ) Red Dragon ( 2002 ) Hannibal Rising ( 2007 ) Television series Hannibal ( 2013 -- 15 ) The Hannibal Lecter franchise is an American media franchise that features the titular character, Hannibal Lecter, who originally appeared in a series of novels ( starting with Red Dragon in 1981 ) by Thomas Harris. The series has since expanded into film and television. Contents 1 Novels 2 Films and television 3 Cast and characters 4 Critical reaction 5 Musical 6 References Novels Red Dragon ( 1981 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1988 ) Hannibal ( 1999 ) Hannibal Rising ( 2006 ) Films and Television Manhunter ( 1986 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) Hannibal ( 2001 ) Red Dragon ( 2002 ) Hannibal Rising ( 2007 ) Hannibal ( TV series ) ( 2013 -- 15 ) The first adaptation was the 1986 film Manhunter, which was an adaptation of Red Dragon, directed by Michael Mann. The next adaptation was 1991 's The Silence of the Lambs, which was directed by Jonathan Demme and was the first film to feature Anthony Hopkins in the role of Hannibal Lecter. Silence was a success, both critically and financially, and went on to become the third film in Academy Awards history to win in all top five categories ( Best Actor for Hopkins, Best Actress for Jodie Foster, Best Director for Demme, Best Adapted Screenplay for Ted Tally, and Best Picture ). Hopkins reprised the role in the next two films, 2001 's Hannibal, a sequel directed by Ridley Scott, and 2002 's Red Dragon, a prequel directed by Brett Ratner. In 2002, Hopkins revealed that he had written a screenplay for another sequel, ending with Clarice killing Lecter but it was not produced. In 2007, Hannibal Rising was released. The film is a prequel, directed by Peter Webber and starring Gaspard Ulliel as Lecter. In 2013, the TV series Hannibal premiered. Developed by Bryan Fuller, it is not a direct adaptation, but based on characters and elements from the novels. Some male characters have become female, such as Freddy Lounds, who is renamed Fredricka `` Freddie '' Lounds. The series has garnered much critical acclaim since its premiere, winning the 2014 and 2015 Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series, as well as the inaugural Best Action - Thriller Television Series in 2016. In 2016, when asked if there were any sequels that he wished he could revisit, Hopkins said, `` I made the mistake of doing two more ( Hannibal Lecter movies ) and I should have only done one. '' In 2017, Foster reprised her role as Starling in a skit titled `` Clarice Probes Hannibal Lecter About Trump 's Russia Ties '' on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, opposite Stephen Colbert as Hannibal Lecter. In the skit, Clarice questions Lecter on his relationship with Donald Trump and what he can tell her about his relationship with Russia. Cast and characters Manhunter ( 1986 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) Hannibal ( 2001 ) Red Dragon ( 2002 ) Hannibal Rising ( 2007 ) Hannibal ( TV series ) ( 2013 -- 15 ) Hannibal Lecter Brian Cox ( as Hannibal Lecktor ) Anthony Hopkins Gaspard Ulliel Aaran Thomas ( young ) Mads Mikkelsen Will Graham William Petersen Edward Norton Hugh Dancy Jack Crawford Dennis Farina Scott Glenn Harvey Keitel Laurence Fishburne Frederick Chilton Benjamin Hendrickson Anthony Heald Anthony Heald Raúl Esparza Francis Dolarhyde ( The Tooth Fairy ) Tom Noonan ( as Francis Dollarhyde ) Ralph Fiennes Alex D. Linz ( young ) Richard Armitage Clarice Starling Jodie Foster Masha Skorobogatov ( young ) Julianne Moore Buffalo Bill ( Jame Gumb ) Ted Levine Barney Matthews Frankie Faison Jonathan Tucker ( as Matthew Brown ) Freddy Lounds Stephen Lang Philip Seymour Hoffman Lara Jean Chorostecki ( as Fredricka `` Freddie '' Lounds ) Mason Verger Gary Oldman Michael Pitt Joe Anderson Paul Krendler Ron Vawter Ray Liotta Cynthia Nixon ( as Kade Prurnell ) Reba McClane Joan Allen Emily Watson Rutina Wesley Molly Graham Kim Greist Mary - Louise Parker Nina Arianda Rinaldo Pazzi Giancarlo Giannini Fortunato Cerlino Cordell Doemling Željko Ivanek Glenn Fleshler Margot Verger Katharine Isabelle Grutas Rhys Ifans Lady Murasaki Gong Li Alan Bloom Paul Perri ( as Sidney Bloom ) Caroline Dhavernas ( as Alana Bloom ) Beverly Katz Michele Shay Elizabeth Dennehy ( as Beverly ) Hettienne Park Jimmy Price Dan Butler Stanley Anderson Scott Thompson Brian Zeller Chris Elliott ( as Zeller ) Aaron Abrams Lloyd Bowman Bill Smitrovich Ken Leung Chiyoh Tao Okamoto Bedelia Du Maurier Gillian Anderson Abel Gideon Eddie Izzard Critical reaction Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Manhunter 94 % ( 33 reviews ) 78 ( 10 reviews ) The Silence of the Lambs 95 % ( 73 reviews ) 84 ( 17 reviews ) Hannibal 39 % ( 165 reviews ) 57 ( 36 reviews ) Red Dragon 69 % ( 185 reviews ) 60 ( 36 reviews ) Hannibal Rising 15 % ( 143 reviews ) 35 ( 30 reviews ) Hannibal ( TV series ), Season 1 ( 2013 ) 71 % ( 41 reviews ) 70 ( 32 reviews ) Hannibal ( TV series ), Season 2 ( 2014 ) 100 % ( 24 reviews ) 88 ( 14 reviews ) Hannibal ( TV series ), Season 3 ( 2015 ) 97 % ( 35 reviews ) 84 ( 15 reviews ) Musical In 2005, comedian - musicians Jon and Al Kaplan, most famous for their musical re-imaginings of popular films as YouTube musicals, parodied The Silence of the Lambs, especially the film version, in Silence ! The Musical. It premiered Off - Off - Broadway and has since had acclaimed productions in London ( 2009 ) and Los Angeles ( 2012 ). In 2012, it won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle -- Score, Lead Performance, Choreography Award. References Jump up ^ Oldenburg, Ann ( October 3, 2002 ). `` Marquee names serve up another helping of Hannibal ''. USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2013. Jump up ^ Hibberd, James ( 7 December 2016 ). `` Westworld finale : Anthony Hopkins on Dr. Ford 's fate ''. Entertainment Weekly. New York : Time Inc. Retrieved 13 February 2017. Jump up ^ Clarice Probes Hannibal Lecter About Trump 's Russia Ties - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Jump up ^ VanDerWerff, Todd ( March 8, 2014 ). `` Hannibal 's Bryan Fuller on blending Busby Berkeley with murder ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 8, 2014. Kade Prurnell is an anagram of a character from Hannibal, actually the Ray Liotta character. So it 's like, `` Your anagrams are showing, Dr. Lecter. '' We could n't get the rights to that character, because that character originated in Silence of the Lambs. The character 's name was Paul Krendler, and we wanted to call her Paula Krendler, and they said no, because the way the rights go, it 's not by the literature, it 's actually by the character 's introduction. So if a character is first seen in Silence of the Lambs, we 're screwed, as far as rights go. In order to change the character so it 's not that but sort of services the same mythology in the show and reinvent the character in a way that wo n't get us sued, ( Laughs. ) we anagrammed her and made her slightly different from the character in both Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal to our own purposes. Jump up ^ `` Manhunter RT : Reviews ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Manhunter MC : Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Silence of the Lambs RT : Reviews ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Silence of the Lambs MC : Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal RT : Reviews ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal MC : Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Red Dragon RT : Reviews ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Red Dragon MC : Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal Rising RT : Reviews ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal Rising MC : Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal : Season 1 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal : Season 2 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal : Season 3 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hannibal Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 11. Jump up ^ http://www.silencethemusicalnyc.com/ Thomas Harris ' Hannibal Lecter Characters Hannibal Lecter Will Graham Clarice Starling Jack Crawford Frederick Chilton Francis Dolarhyde Buffalo Bill Mason Verger Freddy Lounds Bedelia Du Maurier Novels Red Dragon ( 1981 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1988 ) Hannibal ( 1999 ) Hannibal Rising ( 2006 ) Films Manhunter ( 1986 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) Hannibal ( 2001 ) Red Dragon ( 2002 ) Hannibal Rising ( 2007 ) Television Hannibal ( 2013 -- 15 ) episodes `` Apéritif '' `` Amuse - Bouche '' `` Potage '' `` Oeuf '' Related productions The Silence of the Hams ( 1994 ) Silence ! The Musical ( 2005 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hannibal_Lecter_(franchise)&oldid=864458885 '' Categories : Hannibal Lecter Thriller novel series Horror films by series Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bahasa Indonesia Edit links This page was last edited on 17 October 2018, at 10 : 16 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what movie comes first in the hannibal series
Answer: Manhunter