SummaryOne of the FBI's most wanted men Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) offers to turns himself in to help catch a presumed-dead terrorist, but only if he is partnered with newly graduated profiler, Liz Keen (Megan Boone).
Created By:Jon Bokenkamp
The Blacklist
10 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 23, 2013
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
84% Positive
27 Reviews
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16% Mixed
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Sep 19, 2013
100
You think you know this situation and how it will turn out, but there are surprise, yet entirely credible, twists throughout Monday's episode.
Sep 26, 2013
80
Those two alone [Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) and Liz Keen (Megan Boone)] are worth watching Blacklist, but the drama's storytelling is powerful enough to make you commit to it from the very first episode.
User score
Generally Favorable
78% Positive
701 Ratings
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10% Mixed
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12% Negative
107 Ratings
107 Ratings
Aug 15, 2023
10
Season 10 was just incredible. Best TV show I have ever seen. Reddington's character is so well written and so well acted the end of this show was just chef's kiss.
Sep 8, 2022
10
Eine hammer Serie die meiner Meinung nach unterschätzt wird gefällt aber auch weil es oft zu sehr in die Länge gezogen wird aber trotzdem eine tolle story und man hat genug Folgen zum gucken
Sep 23, 2013
80
The Blacklist won’t be the most cerebral show on television. It’s a fast-paced mystery that’s just plain entertaining.
Oct 3, 2013
75
[Spader’s] magnetic, chewing on the scenery so much that you can’t look away from him.
Sep 26, 2013
70
It helps to have a great actor like Harry Lennix in the supporting cast, but the writers of The Blacklist need to prove that it’s about more than just Red.... But, for now, Spader is enough reason to watch.
Sep 23, 2013
67
It's a pretty shameless "Silence of the Lambs" rip-off--one scene in the pilot beat-for-beat copies the "quid pro quo, Clarice" scene where Lecter gets Clarice to talk about her childhood--but also a fun character for Spader to play, and the writers know what to have their leading man do and say.
Sep 19, 2013
50
The pilot episode is stylish and swiftly paced, but that’s all it is, and despite some intriguing plot twists, there’s not a lot of motivation to keep coming back.
Mar 9, 2022
10
my favorite tv series the protagonist is just awesome you have to watch best best best est gf
Aug 24, 2020
6
I just wanna say Mrs Keen **** I donot like her she is selfish and rude and knows everything and i would loose her blacklist would still be great without her and shes mean to Red hes awesome great acter but Lizzy is awful get rid of her !!!!!also the task force acts so good and they are all guilty of maybe worse than red im tired of how mean they are to red he makes blacklist i love him!!!!! get rid of lizzy
Feb 21, 2026
3
Early in the show I would have given 10 out of 10, the story was good, there were great mysteries, the development of the characters was good. And it should have ended with Season 3: that's the natural end of the show but then the showrunners wanted to milk the viewers, so we were treated to season 4 which was largely absurd by the story conditions the show set. And then the crash is season 5, after that the formulaic aspects collided with the compression narrative artifacts from generic shows. final verdict: 3 out of 10 because there were only 3 good seasons out of 10.
Apr 30, 2023
3
How did this show last as many seasons as it did? The two-word answer would definitely be James Spader. The writing, both plotting and dialogue, are sub-par even by network standards. The lead actress is so out of her depth (but cute!) and she isn't helped by the supporting cast who are all held captive by the one-note characters crafted by the writers. There is potential in the Brilliant Villain of the Week concept, but a one hour show (minus commercials) short changes the execution of same, at least as realized by this series.
Production Company:
- Davis Entertainment
- Universal Television
- Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date:Sep 23, 2013
Number of seasons:10 Seasons
Rating:TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 10 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 5 Nominations
