Bryan Fuller will finally be brought back to the small screen as NBC has ordered a full season of “Hannibal,” the re-imagined television series based on Thomas Harris’s cannibal serial killer. A total of thirteen episodes will air in the fall; casting has yet to be announced. According to EW, the logline for the show is as follows:

“One-hour contemporary thriller series featuring the classic characters from Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon – FBI agent Will Graham and his mentor Dr. Hannibal Lecter – who are re-introduced at the beginning of their budding relationship.”

On a semi-related note that was otherwise never reported on BFO: Bryan’s “Mockingbird Lane” is experiencing a delay due to casting complications. The pilot now aims to be shot in June.

It’s been a long while since Bryan Fuller’s talents have been seen on the small screen, but it looks like we’re one step closer to his grand return. According to Entertainment Weekly, NBC has purchased the “Hannibal” television series that BFO reported on two months ago. A source confirming to EW has stated that the deal is a “straight-to-series order.” That means, if NBC likes the script, we won’t have to wait on the network approving a pilot to see an entire series. Here’s to hoping everything goes well!

Edit: Deadline is also reporting that NBC is close to picking up the much anticipated adaptation of “The Munsters.” This has been a project in development for a very long time, but it seems the network – and new chief, Bob Greenblatt – have a lot of faith in it. Nellie Andreeva at Deadline stated that NBC may order a full series as early as this week, after Bryan Fuller submitted the redeveloped script last Friday.

It looks like Bryan has yet another project up his sleeves, this time a television series focusing on the Hannibal Lecter franchise. Deadline is reporting that Gaumont (a French film studio) is branching and bringing a production company to the United States, where they’ll develop new comedy and drama television programs.

Under this new title – Gaumont International Television – are already two shows: “Madame Tussaud,” a six-hour miniseries written by Michael Hirt (“The Tudors”), and… “Hannibal,” a one-hour drama series written by none other than Bryan Fuller! Hopefully we’ll see this new project come to fruition. In the meantime, check out a summary of its premise below:

Hannibal will explore the early relationship of Thomas Harris’ signature character, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lector, and his patient, a young FBI criminal profiler named Will Graham, who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers. Fuller is executive producing with Martha De Laurentiis who has produced three Hannibal Lector features: Hannibal, Red Dragon, and Hannibal Rising.