With CBS ‘pseudo-sequel spin-off of Thomas Harris‘The Silence of the Lambs’ premiered on Thursday. The network offers viewers three new previews for Clarice. A year after her ‘claim to fame’ case came to fruition, she sued serial killer ‘Buffalo Bill’ (and Dr. Hannibal Lecter), Agent Starling (Rebecca Rasse) returns to the FBI with skills that align her more with the evils she hunts (and those who hunt her). But these skills also force her to confront personal memories from her past that she prefers to remain buried.
In the following clips, Attorney General Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson) relies on her family’s experiences with Starling in the past to persuade her to join the VICAP (Violent Criminal Apprehension Program) in the investigation into three serial murders. From there, viewers see Starling arrive on the scene for the first time with VICAP – and it does not sound like Krendler’s (Michael Cudlitz) impressed by the reputation that Starling brings.
Clarice Season 1, Episode 1 “The Silence Is Over”: A year after rescuing Catherine Martin from the horrors of Buffalo Bill’s basement, FBI agent Clarice Starling receives an urgent order from Catherine’s mother, the attorney general. General Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson), to join the VICAP program in the investigation into three serial killings. Written by Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman, and directed by Maja Vrvilo.
From award-winning executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, and in the lead role Rebecca Rasse (Pretty Little Liars) in the title role, Clarice is a deep dive into the countless personal story of FBI agent Clarice Starling when she returned to the field in 1993, one year after the events of The silence of the lambs. Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice’s bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and crazy people towards her. However, her intricate psychological composition that comes from a challenging childhood empowers her to start finding her voice while working in a man’s world, as well as to escape the family secrets that haunt her throughout her life. CBS’s Clarice is produced by MGM Television and CBS Studios, in collaboration with Secret Hideout. Kurtzman, Lumet, Elizabeth Klaviter, en Heather Kadin serve as executive producers.
CBS ‘ Clarice also stars Michael Cudlitz like Paul Krendler, Lucca de Oliveira like Thomas Esquivel, Kal Penn like Shaan Tripathi, Nick Sandow as agent Clarke, Devyn Tyler such as Ardelia Mapp, Marnee Timmerman such as Catherine Martin, and Douglas Smith like Tyson Conway.