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The Blacklist is an American crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former government agent turned high-profile criminal, who had eluded capture for decades, voluntarily surrenders to the FBI, offering to cooperate on capturing a list of criminals who are virtually impossible to catch. He insists on working with a rookie profiler by the name of Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone). The show also stars Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold and Harry Lennix. Executive producers for the series include Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath, and John Davis for Sony Pictures Television, Universal Television, and Davis Entertainment.
Original main cast member Parminder Nagra left the cast at the end of the first season. In December 2013, the show was renewed for a second season, Amir Arison was promoted to the main cast and Mozhan Marnò joined the cast. In February 2015, The Blacklist was renewed for a third season with Hisham Tawfiq promoted to main cast.[1] In May 2017, the show was renewed for the fifth season with Eggold leaving the show. In May 2018, the show was renewed for the sixth season with Marnò leaving on March 29, 2019. In March 2019, The Blacklist was renewed for its seventh season with Laura Sohn joining the cast as a recurring character. She was promoted to series regular on May 7, 2020.
On June 15, 2021, during Season 8, Megan Boone reported that she was leaving the show. On May 27, 2022, after Season 9, both Amir Arison and Laura Sohn announced they were also leaving the series.[2] On October 7, 2022, Anya Banerjee joined the cast as Siya Malik.[3]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 31, 2015). "'The Blacklist' Promoted Hisham Tawfiq To Series Regular For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie, Perski, Denise (May 27, 2022). "'The Blacklist': Amir Arison and Laura Sohn have exited as Aram Mojtabai and Alina Park". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (October 7, 2022). "The Blacklist Casts Anya Banerjee as Meera Malik's Daughter". TVLine. Retrieved October 7, 2022.