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Clarice is a 2021 American crime drama television series created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet and produced by CBS Studios, MGM Television, and Secret Hideout. It is based on the best-selling novel The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris and set between the events of the 1991 film and Hannibal (2001). The series stars Rebecca Breeds as the titular character, along with Lucca De Oliveira, Devyn A. Tyler, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Michael Cudlitz, and Marnee Carpenter. The series premiered on February 11, 2021, on CBS.

In May 2021, CBS entered negotiations to relocate the series to Paramount+ for its second season.[1]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

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Production

Development

In January 2020, CBS Studios hired Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet to create a sequel series to the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs.[8] The series was among the 14 pilot episodes ordered by CBS in February and was fast-tracked to series the following March, as CBS was shut down and unable to film pilot episodes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] CBS picked up the series on May 8[10] and announced in December a premiere of February 11, 2021, alongside a trailer release.[11] Due to complicated rights issues of franchise characters between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Dino de Laurentiis Company, the series cannot feature or make reference to Hannibal Lecter.[12] Kurtzman explained, "I'm still trying to understand how the rights are divided. But it's been quite liberating because we have no interest in writing about Hannibal—not because we didn't love the films and the show, but because it was done so well by so many people that it didn't feel fresh for us."[12]

In May 2021, CBS entered negotiations to relocate the series to Paramount+ for its second season.[1] By June, the relocation became "unlikely" to happen.[13]

Casting

Rebecca Breeds was cast as Clarice Starling in February 2020.[2] Lucca De Oliveira and Devyn A. Tyler were cast in starring roles.[4] Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, and Michael Cudlitz joined the main cast.[3] Marnee Carpenter was cast as a series regular while Jayne Atkinson, Shawn Doyle, and Tim Guinee were cast in recurring roles.[5] Douglas Smith joined the cast in a recurring capacity.[6]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began on September 21, 2020, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[14][15] Filming of the first season concluded on March 23, 2021.[15]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 37% based on reviews from 43 critics, with an average rating of 6.11/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Effectively grim, but narratively bland, Clarice is a disturbingly safe procedural that lets down both its talented cast and source material."[16] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 55 out of 100 based on 32 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[17]

Ratings

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References

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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Hannibal
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