The Blacklist is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily surrenders to the FBI after eluding capture for decades. The pilot episode was written by Jon Bokenkamp and directed by Joe Carnahan. The series has received positive reviews, with many critics praising James Spader’s performance in particular.
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The Blacklist is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond \”Red\” Reddington, a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily surrenders to the FBI after eluding capture for decades. He tells the FBI that he has a list of the most dangerous criminals in the world which he has compiled over the years, and he is willing to inform on their operations in exchange for immunity from prosecution. However, he insists on working exclusively with rookie FBI profiler Elizabeth Keen. The series also stars Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, and Harry Lennix. The pilot episode was written by Jon Bokenkamp and directed by Joe Carnahan. On October 4, 2013, NBC ordered nine additional episodes, filling out the series’ first season. NBC renewed the series for a 22-episode second season. On December 5, 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on September 22, 2016. A spin-off series, The Blacklist: Redemption, premiered on February 23, 2017. On May 11, 2017, the show was renewed for a fifth season, while the spin off was canceled the following day.
The sixth season premiered on January 3, 2019. The seventh season finale aired on May 15, 2020, and the eighth season premiered November 13, 2020. In March 2020, the production for the show were shut down due to COVID-19. The series has received positive reviews, with many critics praising James Spader’s performance in particular. It was considered, and then considered, for a show about trying to find a real life story that helped give some shape to the show. After showing a screening of the pilot at Comic-Con, producers revealed that their inspiration for The Blacklisted came from the capture of Whitey Bulger. The idea was, ‘Well, what would happen if a man like WhiteyBulger turned himself in and said, ‘I am here. I have some people that I want to follow, but if you follow them I will give you the names of people I have worked with, during the 20 years that I have been a fugitive’ So, there was a real world influence that was already being thought about. And here was an example in real world of just such a person, where the idea was a fortuitous turn of events.
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