According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC is putting an end to Emmy-award winning mystery show The Blacklist. The show will air its tenth and final season later this month.
The Blacklist follows a new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, who has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her, says IMDB. In the final installment, via Variety, Reddington will confront unparalleled danger; with his covert role as an FBI informant facing exposure, former Blacklisters will unite against him in their lethal desire for revenge, testing Red and the FBI Task Force as never before.
Reddington and Keen are portrayed by three-time Emmy winner James Spader (Boston Legal, The Office) and Megan Boone (Accused, The Underground Railroad), respectively. Other members of the cast include Harry Lennix (Man of Steel, The Matrix Reloaded), Amir Arison (The Dropout, Ramy), Hisham Tawfiq (About The People, Jinn), Ryan Eggold (New Amsterdam, BlacKkKlansman), Diego Klattenhoff (Pacific Rim, Homeland), and Mozhan Marnò (House of Cards, Pam & Tommy).
A first look at exclusive photos from season ten are available here. An official teaser for the crime drama is available below.
Rumors regarding the show’s cancellation began years ago after Boone and creator Jon Bokenkamp (Taking Lives, Perfect Stranger) exited the series after season eight. Even so, The Blacklist remained one of Netflix’s most popular shows.
Lisa Katz, the President of Scripted Content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said about the finale: “It isn’t often that a series resonates so deeply with an audience that it airs for 10 seasons, but The Blacklist proved to a perfect combination of highly talented producers, stellar writing, a cast that never failed to deliver and a crew that always rose to the occasion. A huge thank you to our partners at Sony, everyone from the past decade who made this show an integral part of NBC’s storied history and, of course, a special nod to James Spader, whose performance remains nothing short of spectacular.”
Similarly, Sony Pictures Television Studios co-president Jason Clodfelter also said, “We thank our wonderful partners at NBC for a remarkable 10 seasons of The Blacklist, the series that introduced the world to Raymond Reddington, brilliantly portrayed by James Spader. [He] has led a multi-talented and diverse cast that also featured legendary guest stars and hundreds of Blacklisters who made us all root for this antihero. We tip our Reddington hat to the dedicated production staff, hard-working crew and talented writers. The unpredictable plot twists have produced a legacy TV show that served to entertain a worldwide audience and as we enter the final season, we can’t wait for audiences to see how Raymond Reddington takes a final bow.”
Executive producer John Eisendrath (Alias; Beverly Hills, 90210) added: “After 10 years, hundreds of Blacklist cases and more than 200 episodes produced, we’re honored to reach our conclusion. It’s been incredibly fun to create the strange, devious and delightful Blacklisters to challenge Raymond Reddington and our FBI Task Force each week. We would like to thank everyone at NBC and Sony, our extraordinary crew who make the impossible happen every day, our endlessly inventive writers and producers, and our remarkable cast who brought life to these characters. We appreciate our dedicated fan base who came along for this wonderful ride and are excited to share this final season with them.”
The Blacklist seasons one through nine are currently streaming on Netflix. Season ten will debut on Sunday, February 26 at 10/9 central on NBC. The series is also set to appear on Peacock after its release.