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James Spader | ... |
Raymond 'Red' Reddington
(62 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Megan Boone | ... |
Elizabeth Keen
(62 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Diego Klattenhoff | ... |
Donald Ressler
(62 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Harry Lennix | ... |
Harold Cooper
(62 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Hisham Tawfiq | ... |
Dembe
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(60 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Ryan Eggold | ... |
Tom Keen
(59 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Amir Arison | ... |
Aram Mojtabai
(58 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Mozhan Marnò | ... |
Samar Navabi
(40 episodes, 2014-2016)
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A highly articulate, erudite and intelligent businessman and mastermind, "Red" Reddington, has allegedly been on the "10 Most Wanted List" of various U.S. law enforcement agencies for over 20 years. The legend is that Red is as elusive as he is clever, controlling a labyrinth of creative enterprises, coupled with uncanny ability to gather and finesse information at the drop of a hat. On the first day at FBI for a new female profiler fresh out of Quantico, Red offers to bandy wits with the FBI. Red promises to deliver various criminals and plots previously unknown to any branch of law enforcement... and all Red requests in return is to choose his muse. Written by LA-Lawyer
Blacklist got off to a good start, but like so many TV series like this we'll have to see where it goes. I like James Spader (even though he's gotten fat and seems to be hanging around William Shatner too much), he creates a really creepy character in Red. I also like how the show got off to a quick start but like all of these "everything is a mystery" shows it will only be as good as the next episode. I do think that the violence was a little much, but I did like the female heroine and I really want to see what happens to her and her husband. Like the Following this show will only be as good as it's lead characters so I hope that they keep the dialog crisp and the plot actually going somewhere that we want to go and not just into some ridiculous nowhere land that we don't care about. We will see.