‘The Blacklist’ to End With Season 10 at NBC
Approaching a full decade on the air, “The Blacklist” is coming to an end on NBC.
The upcoming 10th season of the drama series, which will feature its 200th episode, will be its last. Premiering on February 26, season 10 sees Raymond Reddington (James Spader) face unprecedented danger. With Reddington’s secret role as an FBI informant exposed, former Blacklisters will unite against him in their deadly desire for revenge, testing Red and the FBI task force like never before.
“The Blacklist” premiered in September 2013. Spader stars alongside Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee and Harry Lennix, and executive producers include series creator Jon Bokenkamp, showrunner John Eisendrath, John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment, Spader, Lukas Reiter, Laura A. Benson, Daniel Cerone, Sean Hennen, Allison Glock-Cooper and T Cooper. Sony Pictures Television Studios and Universal Television are producing.
In 2017, NBC premiered a spin-off – “The Blacklist: Redemption” starring Famke Janssen – which was canceled after one season.
“It’s not often that a series resonates so deeply with an audience that it airs for 10 seasons, but ‘The Blacklist’ has proven to be a perfect combination of very talented producers, brilliant writing. stellar, a cast that never failed to deliver, and a crew that always delivered,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “A big thank you to our partners from Sony, to everyone over the past decade who has made this show such an integral part of NBC history and, of course, a special nod to James Spader, whose performance remains nothing short of spectacular.”
“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,” said Jason Clodfelter, Co-President of Sony Pictures Television Studios. “James led a multi-talented and diverse cast that also included legendary guest stars and hundreds of Blacklisters who made us all root for this anti-hero. We give our Reddington hat to the dedicated production staff, hardworking crew and talented writers. Unpredictable plot twists have produced a legacy television show that has served to entertain a global audience and as we enter the final season, we can’t wait for audiences to see how Raymond Reddington bows out.
“After 10 years, hundreds of ‘Blacklist’ cases and over 200 episodes produced, we are honored to come to our conclusion,” Eisendrath said. “It’s been incredibly fun creating the Weird, Sneaky, Yummy Blacklisters to challenge Raymond Reddington and our FBI Task Force every week. We want to thank everyone at NBC and Sony, our amazing team who achieve the impossible every day, our endlessly inventive writers and producers, and our remarkable cast who brought these characters to life.We appreciate our dedicated fans who came out for this wonderful ride and we are thrilled to share this final season with them.
See a new Season 10 trailer below.