HANNIBAL Returns for Second Season on February 28

NBC has announced it will premiere the 13-episode second season of the critically acclaimed drama HANNIBAL at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) Friday, Feb. 28 following GRIMM after the previously-announced conclusion of the 10-episode run of "Dracula."

From creator Bryan Fuller, HANNIBAL stars Mads Mikkelsen as brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lector, who is working with the FBI and gifted criminal profiler Will Graham, played by Hugh Dancy, to look into the mind of serial killers. Based on Thomas Harris' best-selling novels, this series is the prequel to the story that began with the feature films "Red Dragon" and "Silence of the Lambs."

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Layoffs scheduled to hit local entertainment industry - DAYS OF OUR LIVES possibly impacted
NBCUniversal issued 50 layoff notices effective Dec. 31, according to the state.

The employees — who primarily fill technical and operations positions — are represented by the National Assn. of Broadcast Employees and Technicians - Communications Workers of America, Local 53.

Union president Steve Ross said NBCUniversal officials are saying the workers aren’t needed because the company no longer owns the studio lot in Burbank, which it sold in 2007.

Some of the air-conditioning and building-services workers have been hired by the lot’s new owner, Ross said. However, production staffers who work on DAYS OF OUR LIVES are still in limbo, he added.