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The Blacklist: Season 2

22 episodes Premiered Sep 22, 2014 Updated Oct 1, 2026

The Blacklist Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. Raymond Red Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, remains at the center of the drama, crime, and mystery series. Based on the provided materials, the season follows the continuation of this narrative across its twenty-two episode run, maintaining the core dynamic established in the series where viewers are reminded to never trust

Previously on The Blacklist

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Raymond Red Reddington is one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives.
  • ⚡ The series operates under the core premise that one should never trust a criminal until you have to.
  • ⚡ The overarching saga involves drama, crime, and mystery elements.
  • ⚡ The second season directly follows the ongoing narrative established in the first season across 22 episodes.
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Season overview

The Blacklist Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. Raymond Red Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, remains at the center of the drama, crime, and mystery series. Based on the provided materials, the season follows the continuation of this narrative across its twenty-two episode run, maintaining the core dynamic established in the series where viewers are reminded to never trust a criminal until you have to. The production involves drama, crime, and mystery elements as Reddington works alongside authorities, though further specific plot details are not provided in the source text.

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Season 2 Episodes

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S2·E1 Mytharc

Lord Baltimore

Sep 22, 2014 · 43 min

While continuing to battle Berlin, Red faces a new threat in the form of Lord Baltimore. A figure from Red's past returns. Liz tries to move on after her showdown with Tom.

S2·E2 Core

Monarch Douglas Bank

Sep 29, 2014 · 43 min

A robbery provides Red with an opportunity to take down a questionable bank. Liz questions Red's intentions during the course of her investigation. An impressive addition is made t

S2·E3 Core

Dr. James Covington

Oct 6, 2014 · 43 min

When a body is found missing a heart, Liz and Ressler join forces with Samar Navabi to investigate Dr. Covington's operation. Red and an associate try to take advantage of an oppor

S2·E4 Core

Dr. Linus Creel

Oct 13, 2014 · 42 min

Red thinks a dangerous sociopsychological experiment may be taking place when several previously nonviolent citizens become killers. Red has a complicated proposition for Naomi and

S2·E5 Core

The Front

Oct 20, 2014 · 43 min

The team targets an eco-terrorist cell seeking a deadly weapon. Liz attempts to lose her guardian. Red resorts to manipulation to pursue a special someone.

S2·E6 Core

The Mombasa Cartel

Oct 27, 2014 · 43 min

Liz asks Red for information about deadly wildlife poachers after a mutilated corpse washes ashore. Ressler forms a dangerous habit.

S2·E7 Mytharc

The Scimitar

Nov 3, 2014 · 43 min

A plot for revenge emerges after an Iranian nuclear scientist is assassinated. Liz and Ressler wind up in a predicament.

S2·E8 Core

The Decembrist

Nov 10, 2014 · 43 min

Red's plans for Berlin take a sudden turn after he finds out that he was manipulated by the latest Blacklister to avenge Red.

S2·E9 Core

Luther Braxton (1)

Feb 1, 2015 · 43 min

When Red is arrested and taken to a secret detention facility, Liz and the task force set out to save him before he disappears forever. At the facility, Red encounters a thief with

S2·E10 Core

Luther Braxton: Conclusion (2)

Feb 5, 2015 · 42 min

As chaos ensues at the Factory, leaving the fate of Red and the task force unknown, Cooper struggles to rescue his team from the detention facility. It’s a race against time to pre

S2·E11 Core

Ruslan Denisov

Feb 12, 2015 · 42 min

When an undercover CIA agent is kidnapped by a band of separatists in Uzbekistan, the task force sets a rescue mission in motion. Red informs Liz and Ressler that they are up again

S2·E12 Core

The Kenyon Family

Feb 19, 2015 · 43 min

When Red tips Liz off about the disappearance of a polygamous cult leader with dangerous shipping containers buried on his property, the task force sets out to investigate. Red uti

S2·E13 Core

The Deer Hunter

Feb 26, 2015 · 42 min

Red helps Liz and the task force find a killer -- the Deer Hunter -- who tracks victims like prey.

S2·E14 Core

T. Earl King VI

Mar 5, 2015 · 43 min

A former paramour involves Reddington in a deadly game with a wealthy, powerful family dynasty whose ill-begotten fortune was amassed from an underground auction of human and mater

S2·E15 Core

The Major

Mar 12, 2015 · 42 min

When Agent Keen is questioned in court as a suspect in the murder of the DC Harbormaster, her unusual relationship with Red and their task force falls under scrutiny. Meanwhile, Re

S2·E16 Core

Tom Keen

Mar 19, 2015 · 42 min

Evidence mounts against Liz in a murder case, triggering Red and Ressler's efforts to clear her name by tracking down the recently vanished Tom Keen.

S2·E17 Core

The Longevity Initiative

Mar 26, 2015 · 43 min

The task force tracks a scientist who abducts disabled patients to conduct experiments on immortality. Now back in Washington, DC, Tom scrambles to save himself from new enemies.

S2·E18 Core

Vanessa Cruz

Apr 2, 2015 · 43 min

The task force tracks a provocative female Blacklister, a frame-up artist who targets the wealthy elite. Tom pleads for Liz's help. Red pressures Liz for the Fulcrum, claiming it's

S2·E19 Core

Leonard Caul

Apr 23, 2015 · 43 min

Red fights for his life while the task force races to track down a mysterious figure from his past while Tom provides help in an unexpected way.

S2·E20 Core

Quon Zhang

Apr 30, 2015 · 43 min

After decoding the information that is embedded in The Fulcrum, Red is determined to stop the imminent threat. Meanwhile, the task force discovers that deceased bodies of Chinese-A

S2·E21 Mytharc

Karakurt

May 7, 2015 · 43 min

Following intel from Red, the FBI find themselves one-step behind the most dangerous Russian Assassin, Karakurt, an enemy on U.S. soil. To avoid catastrophe, Liz and Ressler meet w

S2·E22 Mytharc

Tom Connolly

May 14, 2015 · 43 min

Liz realizes she is being framed by The Cabal forcing Red to use his connections to help her clear her name. As Cooper receives shocking news, Ressler, Samar, and Aram must decide

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