The Blacklist
Never trust a criminal... Until you have to.
Created by Jon Bokenkamp
On NBC
A long-running crime procedural built on the enigmatic partnership between an FBI profiler and a mysterious criminal mastermind, balancing case-of-the-week investigation with serialized mystery about hidden identities.
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
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Questions people ask
Is The Blacklist scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is The Blacklist violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Does The Blacklist leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The Blacklist easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Blacklist sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
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Ensemble
Everything like The Blacklist, and what each one shares →
Like The Blacklist
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Blacklist
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Blacklist, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Blacklist, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Blacklist, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
