Have to say I wasn't convinced after season 1 either so if you haven't kept watching that explains it especially season 3, 4, 5 are amazing and action packed. And all characters evolve and you get lot of turns. Hannibal is great, but I didn't enjoy every single episode. Also forgot to mention True Detective which was quite special show as well.
I'm european too btw and would mark BB as one of the best series of all times. But again I wouldn't definitely say that after watching only season 1.