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      The Blacklist (2013 - 2014)

      Season 1

      The Blacklist

      57 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      James Spader is riveting as a criminal-turned-informant, and his presence goes a long way toward making this twisty but occasionally implausible crime procedural compelling. Read critic reviews

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      Episodes

      • 1. Pilot

        Air date: Sep 23, 2013

        One of the most-wanted fugitives in the country turns himself in -- under one condition: He'll only speak with newly minted profiler Elizabeth Keen.

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      • 2. The Freelancer

        Air date: Sep 30, 2013

        Red and Liz go under cover to stop an assassin known as The Freelancer from killing his next target; Ressler and a recently re-hired CIA agent try to protect Red from a distance; Liz wonders what she should do about Tom and the mysterious box.

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      • 3. Wujing

        Air date: Oct 7, 2013

        The FBI searches for a high-ranking Chinese spy named Wujing -- whom Red claims hired him to help decode a classified CIA transmission; Liz investigates Tom.

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      • 4. The Stewmaker

        Air date: Oct 14, 2013

        When a witness in a case against a drug lord goes missing, Red informs the team that the witness may have been taken by The Stewmaker; Red and Ressler work together for the first time.

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      • 5. The Courier

        Air date: Oct 21, 2013

        Red and the FBI try to stop a dangerous messenger (Robert Knepper) whose appearance is unknown; Liz is thrust into a kidnapping plot.

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      • 6. Gina Zanetakos

        Air date: Oct 28, 2013

        Tom claims he is innocent and wants to turn the box into the FBI; Red's next target is a beautiful and deadly corporate terrorist (Margarita Levieva).

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      • 7. Frederick Barnes

        Air date: Nov 4, 2013

        The FBI searches for the man responsible for a chemical attack on a subway; Liz wants to avoid Red after he implicated Tom.

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      • 8. General Ludd

        Air date: Nov 11, 2013

        When Red reveals a new name, Liz learns of a plot to destroy the country's financial system; Tom helps Liz when a loved one falls ill.

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      • 9. Anslo Garrick

        Air date: Nov 25, 2013

        Anslo Garrick (Ritchie Coster), the newest person on the blacklist, tries to capture Red; Liz is caught in an elevator.

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      • 10. Anslo Garrick

        Air date: Dec 2, 2013

        Liz manages to disarm the signal jammers and call in backup, but hits a snag along the way; Ressler's fate hangs in the balance; Tom worries about Liz's situation.

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      Cast & Crew

      James Spader
      Megan Boone
      Diego Klattenhoff
      Harry Lennix
      Ryan Eggold
      Parminder Nagra
      Ritchie Coster
      Damian Young
      Ryan O'Nan
      Rachel Brosnahan
      Alan Alda
      Dikran Tulaine
      Jane Alexander
      Deborah S. Craig
      Charles Baker
      Susan Blommaert
      Geraldine Hughes
      Barbara Schulz
      Jason Butler Harner
      Susan Kelechi Watson
      Jon Bokenkamp
      John Eisendrath
      John Davis
      John Fox

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      • May 22, 2023
        Positive: Spader's character grows on one as the series progresses. His recounting of his adventures are entertaining. Negative: Everything else. From the beginning, "Lizzy" (Megan Boone) is a repulsive character. She constantly does the wrong thing, with arrogance. Boone is a mouth breather, and I found myself yelling at the television for her to shut her mouth, since her mouth is incessantly agape. I hope that each episode ends with her character being killed off. Then there is her dog. For countless, painful episodes, she lives out of a hotel. In the last scene, while still in the house with "Tom", he takes their dog for a walk. The dog is not seen again or accounted for until much later when the train wreck couple get back together, and you find yourself wondering, "Where was this dog all this time?" Then there are the fist fights where 125 lbs women beat up 250 lbs thugs. Give me a break! The continuity is horrid. The agents fly around the world for two hour meetings in Budapest, and are back in time for lunch in Washington D.C. the same afternoon. I continuously find myself shaking my head at the silliness of this sort of thing. Given the option of watching this show or eating a bucket of meal worms, choose the worms.
      • May 07, 2023
        Really like this, why haven't I heard if it before? Absolutely brilliant series.
      • Apr 29, 2023
        I have only watched 1st season so far, but will (probably) continue. However, something about the main character irks me. Spader does a good acting job, but I don't like the way the writers have scripted his character. I am fed up with his know-it-all smugness. I wish they toned that down a bit.
      • Apr 24, 2023
        This series started out strong. Really good character storylines. Episodes leaving you wanting to know more and binge watch the next episode. But once the big reveal happens in the later seasons the show runs its course and it becomes clear the producers are simply making a show for the sake of making a show,
      • Apr 16, 2023
        Je n'aime vraiment pas le personnage féminin, je la trouve totalement sotte et sa situation (vient de sortir de formation et est en couple avec soit disant un instituteur mal payé mais a une maison, un chien, envisage l'adoption, prend les choses entièrement en mains tout le temps) totalement peu crédible.
      • Apr 08, 2023
        Raymond Reddington is on of the most wanted criminals by the FBI, which makes his decision to take himself in pretty senseless to the viewer first. But not for long... There was a time where I would have put "The Blacklist" in my Top 3, but sadly that fiddled out over the seasons. I have the feeling that the authors just came up with a secret to keep the series exciting without even knowing where they ultimately want to go with it. The secret gets pushed back even further with every season and we don't even get any hints that lead to the answer, over the seasons. The only reason to keep watching the series up to its now 10 seasons is basically James Spaders outstanding performance as Raymond Reddington. Still, I can't bring myself to rate it below 4 Stars, because of the many good hours I've had with the series.
      • Mar 31, 2023
        Outstanding show. The hr goes by so fast. Keeps one engaged in episodes.
      • Mar 13, 2023
        Good idea for a series. Fairly well written bur the stilted and overdramatic acting by the Elizabeth Keen characheter maks the show uwatchable.
      • Feb 23, 2023
        S1-9: Czasem wciąga, czasem nuży, czasem denerwuje, czasem zaskoczy. Równia pochyła. Każdy sezon coraz gorszy, mniej satysfakcjonujący i gubią sens
      • Jan 03, 2023
        In the Season's of Blacklist ALL terrorists of all KINDS are always "Patriots" !?!?!?🤯🤯🤯

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