The Blacklist

2013

4.8

14.8K reviews

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Season 5 episodes (23)

1 Smokey Putnam (#30)

9/27/17

In the Season 5 premiere, Red--whose criminal empire is in ruins--enlists Liz in an unlikely plan to simultaneously earn cash and deliver a new Blacklister to the Task Force. As Liz faces the new reality of working alongside her father, Ressler finds himself in a precarious position and Tom weighs his options.

2 Greyson Blaise

10/4/17

Liz and the Task Force join Red in pursuit of a billionaire who moonlights as a high end art thief. Meanwhile, Dembe chases a lead and Tom seeks outside help in identifying the remains in the suitcase.

3 Miss Rebecca Thrall (#76)

10/10/17

While the Task Force investigates a series of suspicious police shootings, Agent Ressler is distracted by increasing external pressures. With his back up against the wall, Red drafts Tom in executing an elaborate plan to help re-establish his criminal reputation.

4 The Endling

10/17/17

The Task Force hunts for an elusive criminal who will stop at nothing to destroy some of the world's most precious treasures. Meanwhile, a surprise encounter leads a cash-strapped Red toward a new business opportunity.

5 Ilyas Surkov (#54)

10/25/17

When Red provides exclusive intel on an international terrorist, it puts Liz and the Task Force on a collision course with a rival unit from the CIA. Meanwhile, Red and Hawkins lay the groundwork for their new business venture; and Tom goes undercover in search of information.

6 The Travel Agency (#90)

10/31/17

While Cooper enlists Red on a case of personal importance, Ressler leads the Task Force on a mission to stop the resurgence of once-dormant murder-for-hire ring. Determined to find answers, Tom disregards a warning to halt his investigation into the suitcase.

7 The Kilgannon Corporation (#48)

11/8/17

Red and the Task Force place Dembe undercover to infiltrate an international human smuggling organization, but when communication is lost, they must intervene. Meanwhile, Tom's investigation into the suitcase lands him in grave danger.

8 Ian Garvey (#13)

11/15/17

In the fall finale, Tom goes missing; and Liz desperately retraces his steps in order to find him. Meanwhile Red's hunt for the suitcase of bones puts him on a collision course with Tom that will change everyone's lives forever.

9 Ruin (#100)

1/2/18

In the winter premiere, Liz abandons her old life and seeks out a fresh start in a place where no one knows her history, her name, or the depths of her grief. When an unexpected threat finds her, she is forced to draw on her emotional and physical strength in a brutal fight for survival.

10 The Informant (#118)

1/10/18

When Red directs the Task Force to find a Blacklister who uses his position of power to sell sensitive information, Ressler finds himself at risk of exposure. Meanwhile, Liz plans her next move.

11 Abraham Stern

1/17/18

When Red goes on the hunt for a legendary treasure, he draws the attention of Abraham Stern, a cunning manipulator who has devoted his life and the lives of many innocents to recovering the fortune that is his birthright. Meanwhile, Liz's quest sends her down a dark path, leading her to study the methods of one of the Blacklist's most dangerous criminals.

12 Tommy Wattles (#56)

1/31/18

As Liz works with Red to hunt for Tom's killers, she begins to question his motives. Meanwhile, the Task Force enlists the help of one arsonist to catch another.

13 The Invisible Hand (#63)

2/7/18

Red points the team toward a group that targets those whose actions are morally reprehensible.

14 Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III (#51)

2/28/18

Red assists the Task Force in tracking a mysterious Blacklister who carefully develops airtight alibis for murderous clients. Meanwhile, Liz's reinstatement at the FBI hinges on an evaluation with a psychotherapist.

15 Pattie Sue Edwards (#68)

3/7/18

As Liz works a new angle in tracking Tom's killers, Red looks to find a creative solution to a tax issue in his money-laundering operation. Meanwhile, Aram ventures into the field as the Task Force investigates a mysterious woman behind a deadly viral outbreak.

16 The Capricorn Killer

3/14/18

As Liz investigates new details in a cold case from her early work as an FBI profiler, she explores her darker impulses in therapy with Dr. Fulton. The Task Force takes action to bring down Tom's killers within the legal system, while Red takes a different approach to closing in on Ian Garvey.

17 Anna-Garcia Duerte (#25)

4/4/18

When an associate of the Nash Syndicate is murdered, Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the case in order to recover evidence crucial to bringing down Ian Garvey. Meanwhile, Aram considers a step forward in his relationship with Samar.

18 Zarak Mosadek (#23)

4/11/18

In an attempt to apply pressure to Ian Garvey, Red and the Task Force head to Paris to track down a prominent heroin supplier for the Nash Syndicate. Distrustful of Red's agenda, Liz takes her own path in going after Garvey.

19 Ian Garvey (No. 13): Conclusion

4/24/18

Liz uses intel from an unexpected source to force a race with Red to uncover the secrets he holds, as Red initiates a plan to retrieve the duffel bag of bones.

20 Nicholas T. Moore

5/2/18

Liz uses intel from an unexpected source to force a race with Red to uncover the secrets he holds, as Red initiates a plan to retrieve the duffel bag of bones.The mysterious appearance of an unidentified young girl sends Liz and the Task Force on a hunt to discover her connection to the secret Red is hiding. However, when her family steps in to protect their own secrets, the investigation turns into a race to save the little girl's life.

21 Lawrence Dane Devlin

5/9/18

When Samar lands in the crosshairs of an unconventional Blacklister, Aram and the Task Force spring into action to find her before it's too late. Meanwhile, Red journeys to Costa Rica to prevent the duffel bag of bones from being sold to the highest bidder at an underground auction.

22 Sutton Ross (No.17)

5/16/18

In the Season 5 finale, Liz and Red face off in a climactic race to find a Blacklister in possession of the duffel bag of bones, forcing the truth about the bones to finally come to light.

101 Season 5: First Look

9/22/17

A First Look at the thrilling upcoming season of The Blacklist.

About this show

The world's most wanted criminal, Raymond Reddington, mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with. His only condition is that he will only work with a newly minted FBI agent with whom he seemingly has no connection.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

14.8K reviews

Keith Dinnen

February 5, 2014

I have heard fans of this show comparing it to Showtime's Homeland. That is laugable. This is more like 24 only less believable, often implausible and ridiculous. It makes me wonder if Americans really believe this is how our intelligence agencies operate. In the first episode he is a super terrorist who is as dangerous as Hannibal Lector, a couple episodes later he is running or intelligence operations. The bar for network television is loooooow.

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Ismari Harris

August 10, 2019

I love James Spader as an actor...everything I have ever seen him in makes it a win win for me. I am not a crime story fanatic but I am a fan of his. He could read the dictionary and make this recitation at the very least interesting. I hope there are more seasons of this show...and I hope hope he can do a movie or a play. I am there. I loved the show so much that I bought the last season instead of waiting for Netflix to catch up. Thanks to the cast entirely for making such a funny and riveting show. One final note...the thing that makes this such a great show also are all the wacky supporting actors; many not young, many probably considered past their prime. OMG...they add a layer of curious and wonderful taste to an already delicious dish. See this show; binging is inevitable.

Donna Cockman

March 2, 2023

My husband is the one that found the show I think I was working one night and come in and he had it playing on Netflix and oh my gosh he is not a TV watcher or anything of the sort. He is a worker that's all he usually does but he couldn't wait to get home to watch next episode or catch up from where he left off the night before until we have literally watched the whole thing staying up to 3:00am. The show definitely keeps you on your toes in suspense hopefully they'll keep making more.

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