The Kazanjian Brothers (No. 156/157) 

The Task Force investigates an accountant who works for lucrative criminals in order to find the violent and thuggish brothers hired for his protection. Meanwhile, Liz must make a momentous decision.

Director:

Michael Caracciolo

Writers:

Jon Bokenkamp (created by), Kelli Johnson

Stars:

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Spader	...	Raymond 'Red' Reddington
Megan Boone	...	Elizabeth Keen
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Donald Ressler
Amir Arison	...	Aram Mojtabai
Hisham Tawfiq	...	Dembe Zuma
Harry Lennix	...	Harold Cooper
Brian Dennehy	...	Dominic Wilkinson
Laila Robins	...	Katarina Rostova
Laura Sohn	...	Agent Alina Park
Joey Slotnick	...	Frank Merwin
Daniel Gerroll	...	Stanley Birch
Teddy Coluca	...	Brimley
Bruce Louis	...	Nshan Kazanjian
David Kallaway	...	Pasha Kazanjian
Jonathan Holtzman	...	Chuck

Storyline

The Task Force investigates an accountant who works for lucrative criminals in order to find the violent and thuggish brothers hired for his protection. Meanwhile, Liz must make a momentous decision.

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Plot Keywords:

season finale | live action and animation | new york city | briefcase chained to wrist | coma | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cast and crew were midway through filing this episode when the City of New York, where the outdoor scenes are filmed, shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, 2020. They were expecting it to be only a couple of weeks to a month, and they were going to finish filming then. Unfortunately, the lockdown, or "shelter-in-place" directive, last longer than expect, with the first restrictions not being lifted until the end of April, 2020. Brian Dennehy died of natural causes on April 15, 2020 and was not able to complete his work on this episode.

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Goofs

This is also a continuity error. The animated characters in the series are carrying Berettas as evidenced by the open slide design of a Beretta 92/96, not Glocks. A major firearm factual mistake. The FBI has never carried Berettas nor would they change from a Glock to a Beretta in the middle of a case.

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Crazy Credits

In a segment run over the opening credits, cast members explain that production of this episode had to be halted due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. However, they cooperated to finish the episode via remote control: computer-generated animation scenes were interspersed with the finished live footage, titles added, and the voices dubbed by the cast actors. They also explained that, due to the production stoppage, this would be the last episode of Season 7 of "The Blacklist"

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Connections

References Gunga Din (1939)

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Soundtracks

The Ballroom Blitz
Written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Performed by Sweet

User Reviews

This is what happens when you use Fivrr to complete your final episode

They should have hired the guys from Archer to make this episode happen

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

15 May 2020 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD