The Blacklist 2013
“Never trust a criminal... Until you have to.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 23, 2013
- Last Aired
- July 13, 2023
- Format
- 10 seasons · 218 eps
- Highest Rated Episode
- S10E21 "Raymond Reddington (1)" (★ 8.7/10)
- Created By
- Jon Bokenkamp
- Network
- NBC
- Where to Stream
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
What is The Blacklist?
The Blacklist is an American crime thriller television series that premiered in 2013. Created by Jon Bokenkamp and developed by John Eisendrath, the show features James Spader as Raymond Reddington, an international criminal and one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2013
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 218
- First aired
- Sep 23, 2013
- Last aired
- Jul 13, 2023
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Mystery
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 3,632 votes
- Format
- 10 seasons · 218 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NBC
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Overview
The Blacklist is an American crime thriller television series that premiered in 2013. Created by Jon Bokenkamp and developed by John Eisendrath, the show features James Spader as Raymond Reddington, an international criminal and one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives. The narrative begins when Reddington surrenders in person at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. He offers to assist the agency in capturing dangerous criminals and terrorists who are unknown to authorities. Reddington has compiled this group of individuals over two decades and refers to them as the Blacklist. He agrees to cooperate with the FBI on the specific condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler. Following his surrender, Keen finds her life uprooted by the partnership. The series, which stars Spader alongside Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, and Harry Lennix, concluded in 2023 after ten seasons on the air. The program is recognized for its focus on the collaboration between the fugitive and the FBI to eliminate threats from the Blacklist.
Should you watch it?
“A high-profile fugitive surrenders to the FBI with a list of dangerous criminals only he can identify.”
- charismatic lead performance
- high-stakes criminal investigations
- complex long-term narrative arcs
Watch it if you enjoy cat-and-mouse thrillers featuring brilliant criminal masterminds and federal investigations.
The series contains intense themes of crime and violence suitable for mature audiences.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Sep 23, 2013
- E2 The Freelancer Core Sep 30, 2013
- E3 Wujing Core Oct 7, 2013
- E4 The Stewmaker Core Oct 14, 2013
- E5 The Courier Core Oct 21, 2013
- E6 Gina Zanetakos Core Oct 28, 2013
- E7 Frederick Barnes Core Nov 4, 2013
- E8 General Ludd Mytharc Nov 11, 2013
- E9 Anslo Garrick (1) Core Nov 25, 2013
- E10 Anslo Garrick (2) Core Dec 2, 2013
- E11 The Good Samaritan Core Jan 13, 2014
- E12 The Alchemist Core Jan 20, 2014
- E13 The Cyprus Agency Core Jan 27, 2014
- E14 Madeline Pratt Mytharc Feb 24, 2014
- E15 The Judge Core Mar 3, 2014
- E16 Mako Tanida Core Mar 17, 2014
- E17 Ivan Core Mar 24, 2014
- E18 Milton Bobbit Core Mar 31, 2014
- E19 The Pavlovich Brothers Core Apr 21, 2014
- E20 The Kingmaker Core Apr 28, 2014
- E21 Berlin (1) Mytharc May 5, 2014
- E22 Berlin: Conclusion (2) Mytharc May 12, 2014
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lord Baltimore Mytharc Sep 22, 2014
- E2 Monarch Douglas Bank Core Sep 29, 2014
- E3 Dr. James Covington Core Oct 6, 2014
- E4 Dr. Linus Creel Core Oct 13, 2014
- E5 The Front Core Oct 20, 2014
- E6 The Mombasa Cartel Core Oct 27, 2014
- E7 The Scimitar Mytharc Nov 3, 2014
- E8 The Decembrist Core Nov 10, 2014
- E9 Luther Braxton (1) Core Feb 1, 2015
- E10 Luther Braxton: Conclusion (2) Core Feb 5, 2015
- E11 Ruslan Denisov Core Feb 12, 2015
- E12 The Kenyon Family Core Feb 19, 2015
- E13 The Deer Hunter Core Feb 26, 2015
- E14 T. Earl King VI Core Mar 5, 2015
- E15 The Major Core Mar 12, 2015
- E16 Tom Keen Core Mar 19, 2015
- E17 The Longevity Initiative Core Mar 26, 2015
- E18 Vanessa Cruz Core Apr 2, 2015
- E19 Leonard Caul Core Apr 23, 2015
- E20 Quon Zhang Core Apr 30, 2015
- E21 Karakurt Mytharc May 7, 2015
- E22 Tom Connolly Mytharc May 14, 2015
Season 3 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Troll Farmer Mytharc Oct 1, 2015
- E2 Marvin Gerard Core Oct 8, 2015
- E3 Eli Matchett Filler Oct 15, 2015
- E4 The Djinn Core Oct 22, 2015
- E5 Arioch Cain Core Oct 29, 2015
- E6 Sir Crispin Crandall Core Nov 5, 2015
- E7 Zal Bin Hasaan Core Nov 12, 2015
- E8 Kings of the Highway Core Nov 19, 2015
- E9 The Director (1) Core Jan 7, 2016
- E10 The Director: Conclusion (2) Core Jan 14, 2016
- E11 Mr. Gregory Devry Core Jan 21, 2016
- E12 The Vehm Core Jan 28, 2016
- E13 Alistair Pitt Core Feb 4, 2016
- E14 Lady Ambrosia Core Feb 11, 2016
- E15 Drexel Core Feb 18, 2016
- E16 The Caretaker Core Feb 25, 2016
- E17 Mr. Solomon (1) Core Apr 7, 2016
- E18 Mr. Solomon: Conclusion (2) Core Apr 14, 2016
- E19 Cape May Core Apr 21, 2016
- E20 The Artax Network Core Apr 28, 2016
- E21 Susan Hargrave Core May 5, 2016
- E22 Alexander Kirk (1) Mytharc May 12, 2016
- E23 Alexander Kirk: Conclusion (2) Mytharc May 19, 2016
Season 4 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Esteban Mytharc Sep 22, 2016
- E2 Mato Core Sep 29, 2016
- E3 Miles McGrath Core Oct 6, 2016
- E4 Gaia Core Oct 13, 2016
- E5 The Lindquist Concern Core Oct 20, 2016
- E6 The Thrushes Core Oct 27, 2016
- E7 Dr. Adrian Shaw (1) Core Nov 3, 2016
- E8 Dr. Adrian Shaw: Conclusion (2) Core Nov 10, 2016
- E9 Lipet's Seafood Company Core Jan 5, 2017
- E10 The Forecaster Core Jan 12, 2017
- E11 The Harem Core Jan 19, 2017
- E12 Natalie Luca Core Feb 2, 2017
- E13 Isabella Stone Core Feb 9, 2017
- E14 The Architect Core Feb 16, 2017
- E15 The Apothecary Core Feb 23, 2017
- E16 Dembe Zuma Core Apr 20, 2017
- E17 Requiem Core Apr 20, 2017
- E18 Philomena Core Apr 27, 2017
- E19 Dr. Bogdan Krilov Core May 4, 2017
- E20 The Debt Collector Core May 11, 2017
- E21 Mr. Kaplan (1) Mytharc May 18, 2017
- E22 Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion (2) Mytharc May 18, 2017
Season 5 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Smokey Putnum Mytharc Sep 27, 2017
- E2 Greyson Blaise Core Oct 4, 2017
- E3 Miss Rebecca Thrall Core Oct 11, 2017
- E4 The Endling Core Oct 18, 2017
- E5 Ilyas Surkov Core Oct 25, 2017
- E6 The Travel Agency Core Nov 1, 2017
- E7 The Kilgannon Corporation Core Nov 8, 2017
- E8 Ian Garvey Mytharc Nov 15, 2017
- E9 Ruin Core Jan 3, 2018
- E10 The Informant Core Jan 10, 2018
- E11 Abraham Stern Core Jan 17, 2018
- E12 The Cook Core Jan 31, 2018
- E13 The Invisible Hand Core Feb 7, 2018
- E14 Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III Core Feb 28, 2018
- E15 Pattie Sue Edwards Core Mar 7, 2018
- E16 The Capricorn Killer Core Mar 14, 2018
- E17 Anna-Gracia Duerte Mytharc Apr 4, 2018
- E18 Zarak Mosadek Core Apr 11, 2018
- E19 Ian Garvey: Conclusion Core Apr 25, 2018
- E20 Nicholas T. Moore Core May 2, 2018
- E21 Lawrence Dane Devlin Mytharc May 9, 2018
- E22 Sutton Ross Mytharc May 16, 2018
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dr. Hans Koehler Mytharc Jan 3, 2019
- E2 The Corsican Core Jan 4, 2019
- E3 The Pharmacist Core Jan 11, 2019
- E4 The Pawnbrokers Core Jan 18, 2019
- E5 Alter Ego Core Feb 1, 2019
- E6 The Ethicist Core Feb 8, 2019
- E7 General Shiro Core Feb 15, 2019
- E8 Marko Jankowics Core Feb 22, 2019
- E9 Minister D Core Feb 22, 2019
- E10 The Cryptobanker Core Mar 8, 2019
- E11 Bastien Moreau (1) Core Mar 15, 2019
- E12 Bastien Moreau: Conclusion (2) Mytharc Mar 22, 2019
- E13 Robert Vesco Core Mar 29, 2019
- E14 The Osterman Umbrella Company Core Mar 29, 2019
- E15 Olivia Olson Mytharc Apr 5, 2019
- E16 Lady Luck Core Apr 12, 2019
- E17 The Third Estate Core Apr 19, 2019
- E18 The Brockton College Killer Core Apr 26, 2019
- E19 Rassvet Core Apr 26, 2019
- E20 Guillermo Rizal Core May 3, 2019
- E21 Anna McMahon Mytharc May 10, 2019
- E22 Robert Diaz Mytharc May 17, 2019
Season 7 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Louis T. Steinhil (1) Mytharc Oct 4, 2019
- E2 Louis T. Steinhil: Conclusion (2) Core Oct 11, 2019
- E3 Les Fleurs du Mal Core Oct 18, 2019
- E4 Kuwait Core Oct 25, 2019
- E5 Norman Devane Core Nov 1, 2019
- E6 Dr. Lewis Powell Core Nov 8, 2019
- E7 Hannah Hayes Core Nov 15, 2019
- E8 The Hawaladar Core Nov 22, 2019
- E9 Orion Relocation Services Core Dec 6, 2019
- E10 Katarina Rostova Core Dec 13, 2019
- E11 Victoria Fenberg Core Mar 20, 2020
- E12 Cornelius Ruck Core Mar 27, 2020
- E13 Newton Purcell Core Apr 3, 2020
- E14 Twamie Ullulaq Core Apr 10, 2020
- E15 Gordon Kemp Core Apr 17, 2020
- E16 Nyle Hatcher Core Apr 24, 2020
- E17 Brothers Core May 1, 2020
- E18 Roy Cain Mytharc May 8, 2020
- E19 The Kazanjian Brothers Mytharc May 15, 2020
Season 8 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Roanoke Mytharc Nov 13, 2020
- E2 Katarina Rostova: Conclusion Core Nov 20, 2020
- E3 16 Ounces Mytharc Jan 22, 2021
- E4 Elizabeth Keen Core Jan 29, 2021
- E5 The Fribourg Confidence Core Feb 5, 2021
- E6 The Wellstone Agency Core Feb 12, 2021
- E7 Chemical Mary Core Feb 19, 2021
- E8 Ogden Greeley Core Feb 26, 2021
- E9 The Cyranoid Core Mar 5, 2021
- E10 Dr. Laken Perillos Core Mar 12, 2021
- E11 Captain Kidd Core Mar 26, 2021
- E12 Rakitin Core Apr 2, 2021
- E13 Anne Core Apr 16, 2021
- E14 Misère Core Apr 23, 2021
- E15 The Russian Knot Core Apr 30, 2021
- E16 Nicholas Obenrader Core May 7, 2021
- E17 Ivan Stepanov Core May 14, 2021
- E18 The Protean Core May 21, 2021
- E19 Balthazar "Bino" Baker Core May 28, 2021
- E20 Godwin Page Core Jun 4, 2021
- E21 Nachalo Mytharc Jun 16, 2021
- E22 Konets Mytharc Jun 23, 2021
Season 9 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Skinner (1) Mytharc Oct 21, 2021
- E2 The Skinner: Conclusion (2) Core Oct 28, 2021
- E3 The SPK Core Nov 4, 2021
- E4 The Avenging Angel Core Nov 11, 2021
- E5 Benjamin T. Okara Core Nov 18, 2021
- E6 Dr. Roberta Sand, Ph.D. Core Dec 9, 2021
- E7 Between Sleep and Awake Core Jan 6, 2022
- E8 Dr. Razmik Maier Mytharc Jan 13, 2022
- E9 Boukman Baptiste Core Jan 20, 2022
- E10 Arcane Wireless Core Feb 25, 2022
- E11 The Conglomerate Core Mar 4, 2022
- E12 The Chairman Core Mar 18, 2022
- E13 Genuine Models, Inc. Core Mar 25, 2022
- E14 Eva Mason Core Apr 1, 2022
- E15 Andrew Kennison Core Apr 8, 2022
- E16 Helen Maghi Core Apr 15, 2022
- E17 El Conejo Core Apr 22, 2022
- E18 Laszlo Jankowics Core Apr 29, 2022
- E19 The Bear Mask Core May 6, 2022
- E20 Caelum Bank Core May 13, 2022
- E21 Marvin Gerard: Conclusion (1) Mytharc May 20, 2022
- E22 Marvin Gerard: Conclusion (2) Mytharc May 27, 2022
Season 10 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Night Owl Mytharc Feb 26, 2023
- E2 The Whaler Core Mar 5, 2023
- E3 The Four Guns Core Mar 12, 2023
- E4 The Hyena Core Mar 19, 2023
- E5 The Dockery Affair Core Mar 26, 2023
- E6 Dr. Laken Perillos: Conclusion Core Apr 2, 2023
- E7 The Freelancer (2) Mytharc Apr 9, 2023
- E8 The Troll Farmer (2) Core Apr 16, 2023
- E9 The Troll Farmer (3) Core Apr 23, 2023
- E10 The Postman Core Apr 30, 2023
- E11 The Man in the Hat Core May 7, 2023
- E12 Dr. Michael Abani Core May 14, 2023
- E13 The Sicilian Error of Color Core May 21, 2023
- E14 The Nowhere Bride Core May 28, 2023
- E15 The Hat Trick Core Jun 1, 2023
- E16 Blair Foster Mytharc Jun 1, 2023
- E17 The Morgana Logistics Corporation Core Jun 8, 2023
- E18 Wormwood Core Jun 22, 2023
- E19 Room 417 Core Jun 29, 2023
- E20 Arthur Hudson Core Jul 6, 2023
- E21 Raymond Reddington (1) Mytharc Jul 13, 2023
- E22 Raymond Reddington: Good Night (2) Mytharc Jul 13, 2023
Frequently asked questions
When did the series air?
The Blacklist ran on NBC from September 23, 2013, to July 13, 2023.
Who is the main character?
The series centers on Raymond Reddington, a long-wanted fugitive, and Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
What is the Blacklist?
It is a list of criminals and terrorists that the FBI does not know exist.
How many seasons were there?
The series concluded after ten seasons.
Why does Reddington surrender?
He turns himself in to help the FBI capture dangerous criminals and terrorists.
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