The blacklist it is coming to its end.
The popular NBC series will end for good after its tenth season, which will premiere on February 2. 26, the network announced Wednesday. The show will also celebrate its 200th episode on March 19.
“After 10 years, hundreds of Blacklist cases and over 200 episodes produced, we are honored to reach our conclusion,” executive producer John Eisendrath said in a statement. Strength every week.”
He continued: “We’d like to thank everyone at NBC and Sony, our extraordinary team who make the impossible happen every day, our endlessly inventive writers and producers, and our extraordinary cast who brought these characters to life. We thank our dedicated fan base. fans who came along for this wonderful journey and we are excited to share this latest season with them.”
With the announcement, NBC shared a first look at the final season of The blacklist that promises a “last trip” for US naval intelligence officer Raymond “Red” Reddington (james spader).
“It’s not often that a show resonates so deeply with an audience that’s aired for 10 seasons, but The blacklist proved to be a perfect combination of highly talented producers, stellar writing, a cast that never failed, and a crew that always rose to the occasion,” Lisa Katz, president of scripted content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said in a statement. “Many thanks to our partners at Sony, to everyone who has made this show over the past decade an integral part of NBC history, and of course a special nod to James Spader, whose performance continues to be spectacular.”
Jason Clodfelter, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Television Studios, added: “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 played by James Spader. James has led a diverse and multi-talented cast that also featured legendary guest stars and hundreds of Blacklisters that made us all root for this anti-hero.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 Raymond Reddington take one last bow.”
The blacklist star Spader confirmed the crime thriller would return for a tenth season during an appearance on the tonight show Starring Jimmy Fallon last year.
“They picked us up this afternoon,” he told the host. jimmy fallon in February 2022. “Everyone rushed to try to make it so we could announce it on the show. We just got picked up for a tenth season.”
as fans of The blacklist You know, the show, which premiered in 2013, chronicles Red, who disappeared from the network and became one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives. After turning himself in to the authorities, he offered a hit list of criminals to the FBI.
The final season will begin as Red faces a new threat after taking down the murder of Liz Keen (Megan Boone). In the Season 9 finale, Blacklisted #84 escaped from prison and told other escapees that Red is an FBI informant putting him at risk as they seek “deadly revenge.”
The new season will also see Anya Banerjee join the cast of The blacklistTVLine reported.
The actress will play Siya Malik, an active intelligence officer for the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service known as MI6, who is the daughter of the late Meera Malik (Parminder Nagra), who died in season 1.
Spader and Banerjee will be joined by returning cast members Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfqand Harry Lennix.
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The last season of The blacklist premieres feb. 26 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC.