Hannibal showrunner: All options are being explored 

 is dead—at NBC. But what about … someplace else?  

Showrunner Bryan Fuller and the show’s studio Gaumont International Television assure “all options” are being explored in the wake of the show’s cancellation earlier today. Gaumont will not specifically confirm, however, that “all options” means what one would naturally assume it means—that the company is shopping 

 to other networks and/or streaming companies in hopes of continuing the series. For the time being, the studio will only repeat the phrase “all options are being explored,” though it’s unclear what else that could possibly mean (Broadway musical? Comic book? Cookbook?). 

NBC will finish airing the 10-episode third season on Thursday nights. Beyond that, a savior with great taste would presumably have to swoop in to rescue the critically acclaimed thriller. Despite the show’s lavish production values, 

 was actually quite a bargain for NBC, especially the current third season. Sources say the first year cost the network a license fee to Gaumont of only $750,000 per episode—which is lower than most network dramas due to the show’s unusual international production arrangement—and that NBC’s rate fell to a mere $185,000 per episode for the current third season. 

Fuller previously told EW he had a “radical” story plan for a potential fourth season. The writer-producer took to Twitter to thank fans Monday: 

@bethmaidurant THANK YOU, BETH! IT SUCK FOR SURE BUT I’M SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE #FANNIBALS. WHAT AN AMAZING SPECIES OF PEOPLE WE ARE

@banecampos1398 KEEP BEING VOCAL ABOUT YOUR PASSION FOR THE SHOW!

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