Regarding the series' influences, Fuller stated: "When I sat down to the script, I was very consciously saying, 'What would David Lynch do with a Hannibal Lecter character?
Što se tiče uticaja na seriju, Fuler je izjavio: "Kada sam se seo da radim na scenariu, vrlo sam svesno govorio:" Šta bi Dejvid Linč uradio s karakterom Hanibal Lektora?