The Blacklist: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Blacklist Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Esteban
Sep 22, 2016
After Liz is abducted by a man claiming to be her father, Red sets out to find her at any cost. Meanwhile, the Task Force grapples with the shocking news that Liz is still alive.
Mato
Sep 29, 2016
Red enlists Tom and the Task Force to help track a notorious bounty hunter who may know Alexander Kirk's next move. Meanwhile, Liz struggles to decide if Kirk is trustworthy.
Miles McGrath
Oct 6, 2016
Red and the Task Force take extreme measures to hunt down one of Alexander Kirk's allies, Miles McGrath, a "criminal incubator" who finances crimes for profit. Meanwhile, Liz learn
Gaia
Oct 13, 2016
As Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the trail of an eco-terrorist with a mysterious connection to Alexander Kirk, Tom takes matters into his own hands.
The Lindquist Concern
Oct 20, 2016
Liz's loyalties are tested as Red takes action on an operation to intercept Alexander Kirk. Meanwhile the Task Force races to find a killer who targets inventors of revolutionary t
The Thrushes
Oct 27, 2016
When Alexander Kirk contracts a mysterious group that specializes in hacking the world's most secure computer systems, Red and Liz see an opportunity to make a move on Kirk's organ
Dr. Adrian Shaw (1)
Nov 3, 2016
Red directs the Task Force to track down an individual who provides new identities to criminals on the run. Meanwhile, as Alexander Kirk's medical condition worsens, Liz seeks guid
Dr. Adrian Shaw: Conclusion (2)
Nov 10, 2016
Red pressures Dr. Shaw to locate a former patient. Liz contemplates the implications of her ties to an increasingly desperate and dangerous Alexander Kirk. Mr. Kaplan comes to a cr
Lipet's Seafood Company
Jan 5, 2017
An investigation into an international terrorist operating on American soil tests the allegiances of the Task Force. As Aram faces the consequences of his girlfriend hacking into t
The Forecaster
Jan 12, 2017
A new case arrives at Liz's doorstep, where someone has left a diorama depicting a crime soon to be committed. Meanwhile, Red explores a new business opportunity.
The Harem
Jan 19, 2017
Liz must prove herself to the leader of an elite group of female thieves in order to infiltrate their organization as they prepare for their next heist. Meanwhile, Red contends wit
Natalie Luca
Feb 2, 2017
After discovering his criminal empire is under attack, Red turns to the task force for help, leading the team to hunt an assassin who kills her victims by infecting them with a let
Isabella Stone
Feb 9, 2017
As another member of Red's team is targeted, the task force races to stop the sophisticated criminal who has been attacking Red and his businesses. Meanwhile, a shocking event send
The Architect
Feb 16, 2017
Aram goes under cover as a hacker to find a criminal who designs and executes crimes for a price.
The Apothecary
Feb 23, 2017
After being dosed with poison, Red must retrace his steps to discover which of his closest allies has betrayed him, while the task force races against the clock to find an antidote
Dembe Zuma
Apr 20, 2017
After weeks of hunting for Dembe, Red and the Task Force finally get a lead on his whereabouts when Aram goes missing. Meanwhile, Dembe takes a calculated risk as Red closes in.
Requiem
Apr 20, 2017
Memories of the past set Red on a dangerous collision course with an enemy determined to destroy his criminal empire.
Philomena
Apr 27, 2017
The Task Force chases an artful bounty hunter employed to target Red's closest associates. Meanwhile, Ressler faces a moral dilemma when he takes on a new assignment with a former
Dr. Bogdan Krilov
May 4, 2017
Red sets the Task Force on the trail of a Blacklister with the tools to manipulate memories, causing Liz to question her own experiences. As Gale intensifies his investigation, Res
The Debt Collector
May 11, 2017
When Liz becomes the target of a mercenary known as the Debt Collector, Red turns to an unlikely source for help. Meanwhile, Ressler faces an unexpected complication in his efforts
Mr. Kaplan (1)
May 18, 2017
Red tracks a high-end thief enlisted by Mr. Kaplan for a mysterious assignment. Aram faces a tough decision when agent Gale goes to extreme measures in his investigation into the T
Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion (2)
May 18, 2017
Red sets a dangerous plan in motion to save himself and the Task Force as Kaplan engages in the final phase of her assault on his criminal empire. With the future of the Task Force