The Blacklist (2013– )

Elizabeth 'Liz' Keen, a new FBI profiler has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted List turns himself in and insists on speaking to her.

Creator:

Jon Bokenkamp

Stars:

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
James Spader	...	Raymond 'Red' Reddington (55 episodes, 2013-2016)
Megan Boone	...	Elizabeth Keen (55 episodes, 2013-2016)
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Donald Ressler (55 episodes, 2013-2016)
Harry Lennix	...	Harold Cooper (55 episodes, 2013-2016)
Hisham Tawfiq	...	Dembe (53 episodes, 2013-2016)
Ryan Eggold	...	Tom Keen (52 episodes, 2013-2016)
Amir Arison	...	Aram Mojtabai (51 episodes, 2013-2016)
Mozhan Marnò	...	Samar Navabi (33 episodes, 2014-2016)

Storyline

A highly articulate, erudite and intelligent businessman and mastermind, "Red" Reddington, has allegedly been on the "10 Most Wanted List" of various U.S. law enforcement agencies for over 20 years. The legend is that Red is as elusive an Artiste as he is clever; Red built and controls a veritable labyrinth of creative enterprises coupled with uncanny ability to gather and finesse information at the drop of a hat. On the first day at FBI for a new female profiler fresh out of Quantico, Red offers to bandy wits with the FBI. Red promises to deliver various criminals and plots previously unknown to any branch of law enforcement... and all Red requests in return is to choose his muse.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | title spoken by character | profiler | government agent | agent | 

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Taglines:

Hit Man of the Year

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Singapore]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blacklist

Filming Locations:

Pleasantville, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is an article about Santiago Meza Lopez, who has been dubbed the 'Stew maker', who confessed to disposing of at least 300 bodies over a decade by dumping them in graves and pouring acid on them to let them dissolve underground. Episode 4 of season 1(titled "The Stewmaker") includes the same type character.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.2 (2013)

User Reviews

Best new crime show

We don't watch crime dramas much. But Blacklist is an exception! It really gripped me, and James Spader totally eats the scenes he is in. With out him, everyone else is simply blah. I don't even care that the premise of a wanted criminal walking into the FBI and then after being held like Hannibal Lecter, gets to gallivant all over the place in his private jet as a little unlikely. But hey then there wouldn't be a show. I hope they don't drag out the mysteries, tho, but build on them. Im curious, but prolonged teasing is just annoying. The violence may be a little much for some people. But not if your used to Walking Dead or Breaking bad.