Saturday, April 20, 2013

NBC pulls drama episode after Boston violence

This publicity image released by NBC shows Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in a scene from the TV series, "Hannibal," airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST on NBC. NBC says it's pulling an episode of its serial killer drama out of sensitivity to recent violence, including the Boston bombings. The episode, the fourth for the freshman series, will be replaced by another "Hannibal" hour. (AP Photo/NBC, Brooke Palmer)

This publicity image released by NBC shows Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in a scene from the TV series, "Hannibal," airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST on NBC. NBC says it's pulling an episode of its serial killer drama out of sensitivity to recent violence, including the Boston bombings. The episode, the fourth for the freshman series, will be replaced by another "Hannibal" hour. (AP Photo/NBC, Brooke Palmer)

This undated publicity photo released by NBC shows Laurence Fishburne, left, as Jack Crawford and Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in episode 105, 'Potage," from the TV series, "Hannibal." NBC says it's pulling an episode of its serial killer drama "Hannibal" out of sensitivity to recent violence, including the Boston bombings. NBC said Friday, Friday, April 19, 2013, that the episode, which was to air next week, features a character who brainwashes children to kill other children. (AP Photo/NBC, Brooke Palmer)

(AP) ? NBC says it's pulling an episode of its serial killer drama "Hannibal" out of sensitivity to recent violence, including the Boston bombings.

NBC said Friday that the episode, which was to air next week, features a character who brainwashes children to kill other children.

The show's producer, Bryan Fuller, asked NBC to pull the episode, citing the Newtown, Mass., school shooting in December and this week's Boston Marathon attack, NBC said. The episode, the fourth for the freshman series, will be replaced by another "Hannibal" hour.

A "clip package" with scenes from the unaired episode will be available online next week, with commentary by Fuller, NBC said. Scenes involving the children won't be included, the network said.

NBC's decision to yank the "Hannibal" episode was first reported by Variety.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2013-04-19-TV-Hannibal-Episode%20Pulled/id-d8b2083e995441729586fc0683bc762d

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