7.243 minSeason 10 • Episode 22
LatestThe future of the FBI's Reddington Task Force is decided.
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
Acting
James Spader's theatrical monologues are masterclasses in controlled chaos.
Writing
The pilot hooks hard; early seasons balance case-of-week with mythology.
Production
Reddington's rotating safe houses and disguises are low-key production delights.
Creator
Jon Bokenkamp
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James Spader insisted on wearing his own fedoras; the show became an unofficial hat advertisement.
Creator Jon Bokenkamp pitched it as Silence of the Lambs as a weekly series, then spent a decade trying to escape that shadow.
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