Mads Mikkelsen has revealed that talks of reviving Hannibal for a fourth season have been "revitalised" following the show's recent success on Netflix.

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Based on the novels by Thomas Harris the hit show, which stars Mads alongside Hugh Dancy, Gillian Anderson and Laurence Fishburne, was cancelled in 2015 after three seasons. It was added to Netflix last summer and has seen a huge resurgence in popularity over the last few months.