The Blacklist

2013

4.8

709 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (22)

1 Pilot

9/23/13

Season-only

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

2 No. 216: The Freelancer

9/30/13

Season-only

Red (James Spader) offers to turn over an elusive assassin whose next target is a high-profile anti-human-trafficking activist. Liz (Megan Boone) learns a troubling secret about her comatose husband. Guest starring Isabella Rossellini and Jane Alexander.

3 Wujing (No. 84)

10/7/13

Season-only

Red (James Spader) takes Liz (Megan Boone) on an undercover assignment to bring down a freelance Chinese spy who's targeting CIA agents.

4 The Stewmaker (No. 161)

10/14/13

Season-only

When a witness in the murder trial of a ruthless cartel boss disappears, Red (James Spader) leads Liz (Megan Boone) and Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) on a search for the Blacklist's No. 161, a gruesome hit man known as the Stewmaker.

5 TThe Courier (No. 85)

10/21/13

Season-only

Red (James Spader) leads Liz (Megan Boone) and Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) in a hunt for a kidnap victim and his abductor -- The Blacklist No. 85, a secretive criminal courier whose inability to feel pain makes him impossible to stop. Liz uncovers evidence linking Tom (Ryan Eggold) to a Russian defector's unsolved murder.

6 Gina Zanetakos (No. 152)

10/28/13

Season-only

Liz's (Megan Boone) search for corporate terrorist Gina Zanetakos (guest star Margarita Levieva) -- Blacklist No. 152 -- exposes a plot to detonate a radioactive bomb and uncovers evidence linking Tom (Ryan Eggold) to the murder of a Russian defector.

7 Frederick Barnes (No. 47)

11/4/13

Season-only

Red (James Spader) leads Liz (Megan Boone) in the search for a deranged chemical weapons expert who unleashed a rare but fatal disease in the Washington, DC subway.

8 General Ludd (No. 109)

11/11/13

Season-only

Red (James Spader) demands a deal from Cooper (Harry Lennix) before he'll agree to stop an anti-capitalist terrorist network's next deadly attack, while her dad's failing health reveals secrets in Liz's (Megan Boone) past.

9 Anslo Garrick (No. 16), Part 1

11/25/13

Season-only

A fearless hit man mounts a brutal assault on the FBI's black site to settle an old score with Red (James Spader).

10 Anslo Garrick (No. 16), Part 2

12/2/13

Season-only

After Red (James Spader) is kidnapped, Liz's (Megan Boone) search reveals the existence of a mole whose leaks threaten to bring down the task force. Liz's questions about her past put Tom (Ryan Eggold) back in the spotlight.

11 The Good Samaritan (No. 106)

1/13/14

Season-only

As the hunt for a mole inside the FBI targets the Blacklist team, Liz (Megan Boone) uncovers a surprising connection between a serial killer and his victims. Red (James Spader) methodically tracks down those involved in the attempt on his life.

12 The Alchemist (No. 101)

1/20/14

Season-only

As Red (James Spader) enlists activist whistleblowers in his search for the mole, Liz (Megan Boone) pursues a deranged scientist who's helped dozens of criminals escape by engineering and killing their genetic doubles.

13 The Cyprus Agency (No. 64)

1/27/14

Season-only

As Liz (Megan Boone) heads up an investigation that exposes an adoption agency's shocking secret, Red's (James Spader) pursuit of the FBI mole identifies a surprisingly new suspect.

14 Madeline Pratt (No. 73)

2/24/14

Season-only

Plans for Liz (Megan Boone) to steal an ancient statue rumored to contain some valuable espionage data pit Red (James Spader) against a respected businesswoman and former partner in crime (guest star Jennifer Ehle).

15 The Judge (No. 57)

3/3/14

Season-only

Liz's (Megan Boone) search for a crusader who exacts justice for wrongful convictions exposes a coerced confession that puts Cooper (Harry Lennix) in her crosshairs. Red (James Spader) closes in on a link between the attack on the unit's black site and Tom (Ryan Eggold). Guest starring Dianne Wiest.

16 Mako Tanida (No. 83)

3/17/14

Season-only

A revenge killing spree targets Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) and exposes an FBI agent's link to a Yakuza gangster's criminal empire. As Red (James Spader) closes in, Jolene (guest star Rachel Brosnahan) presses Tom (Ryan Eggold) for more information about Liz (Megan Boone).

17 Ivan (No. 88)

3/24/14

Season-only

A teenage hacker poses as a Blacklist cyber-terrorist and threatens to bring Washington D.C. to a halt. The investigation into Jolene's disappearance brings Liz (Megan Boone) closer to discovering Tom's (Ryan Eggold) secret.

18 Milton Bobbit (No. 135)

3/31/14

Season-only

The team targets the Undertaker, a life-insurance figure who steers ordinary people into becoming contract killers. Elsewhere, Liz (Megan Boone) and Red (James Spader) try to unearth Tom's (Ryan Eggold) secrets.

19 The Pavlovich Brothers (No. 119-122)

4/21/14

Season-only

The team targets brothers who specialize in abducting high-profile marks. Meanwhile, Liz (Megan Boone) patiently investigates the truth about Tom (Ryan Eggold).

20 The Kingmaker (No. 42)

4/28/14

Season-only

A politician in Prague is framed for murder, triggering the team's effort to take down the Kingmaker, a shifty strategist who's behind the rise of powerful politicians. Meanwhile, Liz (Megan Boone) unearths a secret that Red (James Spader) has been hiding.

21 Berlin (No. 8)

5/5/14

Season-only

Part 1 of 2. Liz (Megan Boone) concludes that she can't trust anyone and refuses to work with Red (James Spader) after the truth about her father's death is revealed. Red seeks to make amends and delivers a case the FBI can't turn down. Elsewhere, Liz divulges information about Tom (Ryan Eggold).

22 Berlin (No. 8): Conclusion

5/12/14

Season-only

The explosive ending to the two part season finale

About this show

The world’s most wanted criminal, Raymond Reddington, mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with. His only condition is that he will only work with a newly minted FBI agent with whom he seemingly has no connection.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

709 reviews

A Google user

December 18, 2014

It's a fun take on the "monster of the week" structure that's so prevalent in this sort of episodic TV. What elevates it above a "meh" is James Spader stealing every scene he's in, sometimes chewing the scenery but often just out-charismaing everyone else in the scene. Think Robert Downey Jr. in, well, most things. So, if you're not a fan of James I imagine you'll get little out of this.

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The Cuttingedge

March 11, 2020

Brilliant acting numerous twists just when you think know where its going your blindsided. Why cannot we in UK produce series like this 11 out of 10.James Spader phenomenal in this having ration myself 2 episodes a time otherwise binge watch all.night after work.

Jay Barnes

February 25, 2015

One of the best TV series I've seen in a long time. James Spader is just amazing in this thrilling series of dark twists and turns. One to watch if you haven't seen it before.