MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has given a 13-episode second-season renewal to its drama ?Hannibal?. The new season will air no earlier than midseason. In India the show airs on AXN.

The show is based on the characters from the novel ?Red Dragon? by Thomas Harris and features Hannibal Lecter and his relationship with expert criminal profiler Will Dancy, who has a unique ability to peer into the mind of serial killers. Dancy does not know that Lecter is a serial killer himself.

NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said, "We?re so proud of Bryan?s vision for a show that is richly textured, psychologically complex, and very compelling. There are many great stories still to be told."

The series stars Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen who plays Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Laurence Fishburne stars as Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI?s Behavioral Science Unit. Caroline Dhavernas and Hettienne Park also co-star.

MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has announced the renewal of five drama series for the 2013-14 season.

They are ?Revolution?, ?Chicago Fire?, ?Parenthood?, ?Grimm? and ?Law and Order: Special Victims Unit?.

All have been given 22-episode orders.

NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said, "On the verge of our 2013 fall scheduling decisions, we?re pleased to renew five drama series that will be important to our new season line-up.

"We?re proud and very appreciative of all of the actors, producers, writers and directors who work so hard to deliver such high-quality work week in and week out. These complex shows represent a broad range of genres and tones, and all of them stand out for us in a television landscape now filled with one-hour series. We?re especially pleased to be renewing "Revolution" and "Chicago Fire" - two first-season successes - and there will be more returning series announcements made in the next couple of weeks."

?Revolution? is the Monday night drama that centers on a family trying to reunite amidst a worldwide power failure.

?Chicago Fire? meanwhile goes inside a Windy City firehouse and the lives of those who engage in one of our nation?s noblest professions.

?Parenthood? adapted from the 1989 Steve Martin film, examines the colorful Braverman family, and all its foibles and triumphs. The series is executive produced by Oscar winners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Howard had directed the film.

?Grimm? is inspired by the classic Grimm Brothers? fairy tales
?Law And Order: Special Victims Unit? will enter its 15th season for NBC. The series chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes.