Photos: On TV, the list of serial killers grows
Two decades after its release, “The Silence of the Lambs” has become a defining influence on programming, most recently on Fox’s "The Following."
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The serial killer has become a kind of rock star figure on TV, like Dexter Morgan, who kills killers on Showtime’s hugely successful “Dexter.”
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NBC is returning to the source with “Hannibal,” in which Hugh Dancy’s FBI agent turns to Mads Mikkelsen’s Lecter for assistance.
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The list of serial killer fantasies goes on: “Criminal Minds” has remained in Nielsen’s weekly Top 15 for five of its eight seasons.
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“Dark Minds,” an Investigation Discovery reality series, just returned for its second season with a doozy of a “Silence of the Lambs” gimmick.
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“Ripper Street” isn’t about Jack the Ripper so much as those who failed to catch him, but his fame hangs over every episode.
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Globe critic Matthew Gilbert thinks thought-provoking depictions of violence have a place in our broad range of programming. Above, CW’s “Cult.”
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