'Hannibal' Season 3 Spoilers: Lady Murasaki Cast, When Will Dr Lecter's Aunt Appear? [VIDEO]
Hannibal finally has their Lady Murasaki.
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The widow of Hannibal's uncle Robert Lecter, Deadline reports that Lady Murasaki will be played by Batman vs. Superman's Tao Okamoto.
Series creator Bryan Fuller teased the appearance of Dr. Lecter's aunt in season 3, but the extent of her role remains unclear. A character from Thomas Harris' Hannibal Rising, it appears Murasaki will come into the story as her nephew hides from the FBI in Italy.
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My hope is that not only do we have a completely different Hannibal Lecter story in Season 3, but we will meet some of those great characters like Francis Dolarhyde and Lady Murasaki and weave them into the world in a unique way," Fuller explained to TV Guide over the summer.
The NBC series will start filming for the premiere, "Antipasto," on Oct. 20. The season opener will be followed by "Primavera" and "Secondo."
Find out more when Hannibal returns to NBC in 2015. Click the video below to see a preview for the series' latest episode, "Mizumono."
