Although NBC has delayed the return of Hannibal until summer, the network is moving quickly to promote the third season of its psychological thriller with the release of the first trailer.

The footage centers on the pursuit of Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) by Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), who appears to nearly catch up with him, only to whisper, "I forgive you."

Season 3 is expected to borrow elements from Thomas Harris’ 1981 novel Red Dragon, as The Hobbit star Richard Armitage has signed on to play Francis Dolarhyde, aka the Tooth Fairy, the family-murdering serial killer obsessed with William Blake’s painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun.