# The Blacklist (2013)

> An FBI rookie profiler is drawn into a conspiracy when a fugitive mastermind surrenders and offers to help catch the criminals no one knows exist.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/42516

## Facts

- Seasons: 10
- Episodes: 218
- Episode runtime: 42 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama, mystery
- Created by: Jon Bokenkamp
- Network: NBC
- Cast: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Ryan Eggold, Anya Banerjee, Harry Lennix, Parminder Nagra
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2741602/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, stylish, brisk, dark, gripping

## What critics say

Viewers broadly rate The Blacklist as a positive, compulsively watchable crime series whose appeal rests on James Spader's Raymond Reddington and the weekly case-driven intrigue.

## Synopsis

The Blacklist (2013-2023) is an American network crime drama created by Jon Bokenkamp for NBC, running ten seasons and 218 episodes. James Spader plays Raymond Reddington, a fugitive who surrenders at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., and insists on speaking only to rookie profiler Elizabeth Keen, played by Megan Boone. Reddington's hidden list of dangerous criminals gives the series its engine: each episode pairs a new target with a sharp procedural case, while Donald Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) and Harold Cooper (Harry Lennix) work the investigations and Reddington's loyal associate Dembe Zuma (Hisham Tawfiq) watches his back. Reddington trades information for favors on his own terms, and the show keeps asking how far Keen can trust him. The series blends procedural crime, cat-and-mouse tension and a slow-burning mystery about its central characters. Its tone is brisk and stylish, with a glossy, action-leaning register and a dark undercurrent. Fans of Person of Interest, White Collar and The X-Files will find resonance in its serialized conspiracy, morally slippery mentor figure and weekly case structure. Viewers who enjoy a charismatic antihero dominating every scene will find it especially rewarding.

## Shows like The Blacklist

- [The Americans (2013)](https://ember.film/tv/42159)
- [The Blacklist: Redemption (2017)](https://ember.film/tv/59744)
- [Mr. Robot (2015)](https://ember.film/tv/55614)
- [The Endgame (2022)](https://ember.film/tv/110937)
- [Blindspot (2015)](https://ember.film/tv/55728)
- [Person of Interest (2011)](https://ember.film/tv/1327)
- [The Following (2013)](https://ember.film/tv/40965)
- [Fringe (2008)](https://ember.film/tv/1603)
- [MINDHUNTER (2017)](https://ember.film/tv/59547)
- [White Collar (2009)](https://ember.film/tv/19817)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt