NBC orders 'Hannibal' series

Hannibal Lector is heading to NBC after the network gave a "straight-to-series" order to Bryan Fuller's adaptation of Thomas Harris' iconic cannibal.

NBC ordered 13 episodes.

According to Deadline, the series will be based on Harris' "Red Dragon," featuring FBI agent Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lector in the early days of their relationship.

The book was most recently adapted into a film in 2002 featuring Anthony Hopkins as Lector and Edward Norton as Graham. Hopkins first played Lector in 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs" and returned to the role in 2001 for "Hannibal."

NBC bought the series in November and Tuesday's order is for a full 13 episodes.

Fuller ("Pushing Daisies") is executive producing the series Martha DeLaurentiis.

This is Fuller's second adaptation project for NBC, as he is also producing the pilot "Mockingbird Lane," a remake of the classic television series "The Munsters."

'Chuck' star Zachary Levi joins 'Let it Go'

"Chuck" star Zachary Levi has signed onto the pilot "Let It Go," which is being produced by Sony Pictures TV for Fox.

Zachary Levi

According to Deadline, the pilot follows a husband (Levi) and wife, along with his best friend and her sister, as they "try to navigate, negotiate and sometimes manipulate society's unspoken rules."

Levi's five-year run on NBC's "Chuck" ended last month when the spy comedy aired its final episode. He also provided the voice of Flynn Rider in Disney's "Tangled," which hit theaters in 2010. Prior to "Chuck," Levi starred in "Less Than Perfect."

"Let It Go" was written by DJ Nash and is executive produced by Peter Tolan and Michael Wimer.