Move over "Celebrity Apprentice," Hannibal Lecter is on his way to eat the life out of the show.

"Hannibal The Series" is in the works. Don't expect the infamous cannibal doctor to dip a spoon into his latest victims' fresh brain on the first airing. The network and the assigned director are still figuring out how to pull the grisly and gore effects into the show without being too... visual.

The notorious Lecter, made famous as played by Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of the Lambs," will be introduced in a longer and hopefully better version. That is if they can find an actor who can embody Hopkins' skill at being deadly and creepy at the same time.

Whose original idea was this anyway? The creator of the show "Pushing Daisies," Bryan Fuller, sold the Lecter television series to NBC. But other sources claim that NBC bought "Hannibal" rather than the other way around. Sold off or sold to - it doesn't matter, really. All viewers want to see is how would they make this TV series a big hit.

Sources say if the network approves of Fuller's script and storyboard, "Hannibal" will go straight into shooting 13 episodes. Aside from Fuller being the writer and executive producer, he'd work alongside the original producer of the Hannibal franchise Dino De Laurentiis.

What would the show be about? If it would be close to its almost psychotic counterpart "Dexter," then viewers would doubt it would be close enough to the portrayal of Hopkins as Lecter himself.

The original movie starring Hopkins gave viewers the nightmare of their lives. His cannibalistic fantasies, his devilish intelligence and sadistic cruelty are just a few main attractions to the character, portrayed perfectly in the previous movies. How would NBC direct this one now and stay true to its' nightmarish beginning?

'Pushing Daisies' creator Bryan Fuller sells Hannibal Lecter TV series to NBC Credit: MGM

Reports have been going around that the show's main focus in on Lecter's relationship with the FBI profiler Graham. The primary material which shall be utilized as the source for the series will be taken from Thomas Harris' novel, "Red Dragon". If NBC does push through with the series, expect more nightmares.

"I'm having a guest over for dinner," says Doctor Lecter with a wicked grin on his face.