The Blacklist
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.
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- 2013-2023
- 10 seasons
- NBC
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
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.
Season 3 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2015 - 2016
Episode 1
The Troll Farmer (No. 38)
Thu, Oct 1, 2015 43 mins
Agent Keen and Red are on the run from the FBI. Dembe receives a threat that will jeopardize his future.
Episode 2
Marvin Gerard (No. 80)
Thu, Oct 8, 2015 43 mins
As Liz pleads for her safety in the Russian Embassy, Red discovers a new plan devised by the Cabal to kill her. A familiar face reaches out to Ressler.
Episode 3
Eli Matchett (No. 72)
Thu, Oct 15, 2015 44 mins
Dembe continues at Solomon's mercy. Red and Keen head to Iowa to investigate a corporation connected to the Cabal, with Ressler and Navabi on their tail. Cooper and Tom join forces.
Episode 4
The Djinn (No. 43)
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 44 mins
After dispatching Leonard Caul to find Dembe, Red surprises Aram in his apartment to ask for the FBI's help in finding The Djinn, a woman who dresses in all white and fills perverse revenge fantasies for the highest price. According to Red, several Cabal members number among her clients, and he's determined to get her ledger. Samar makes a connection to financier Bahram Bakhash, who's gone missing, much to the dismay of his CEO son Hamid and daughter Nasim. Liz meets with the woman in white, who doesn't believe her revenge fantasy. However, Liz does succeed in bugging the woman's shoe, which leads to the discovery that she's actually suburban mom Alice. Of course, Red persuades Alice to give up the real Djinn, who is in fact Nasim, perpetrating her own twisted revenge fantasy against her father, who had her sex surgically reassigned when he discovered his number one son was gay. By this time, the FBI has Nasim's mansion surrounded, so Red offers to help her escape in exchange for her client ledger. But Liz pulls out her gun as the chopper ascends, leaving Nasim on the ground along with her ledger - now missing one critical page. In the meantime, Tom adapts the new personality of smarmy grifter Mr. Wainright to insert himself into the life of wealthy playboy gambler Asher Sutton, a conduit to Karakurt. When Liz calls, he tells her that he loves her and has come out of hiding to save her. Across town, Dembe and Mr. Vargas hatch a plan to escape Solomon's clutches. They're home free when Dembe tells Vargas that a classified ad will lead him to Red... which is when Vargas shoots him and calls Solomon.
Episode 5
Arioch Cain (No. 50)
Thu, Oct 29, 2015 43 mins
Red and the FBI come together to protect Liz when a huge reward for her murder attracts attention from assassins.
Episode 6
Sir Crispin Crandall (No. 86)
Thu, Nov 5, 2015 43 mins
Red and Liz catch wind that Andras Halmi, a trusted advisor of The Director, has gone missing. In pursuit of Halmi, Red and Liz narrowly escape a violent confrontation. Meanwhile, Tom ends up in a brutal "Fight Club" to find the one man he thinks will be able to exonerate Liz.
Episode 7
Zal Bin Hasaan (No. 31)
Thu, Nov 12, 2015 42 mins
A family tragedy in Samar's past resurfaces when the Task Force hunt for an elusive international terrorist. The FBI and the Cabal gain significant ground in their search for Liz and Red. Meanwhile, Tom encounters complications in his plan to exonerate Liz.
Episode 8
Kings of the Highway (No. 108)
Thu, Nov 19, 2015 43 mins
Dembe waits for a package as Red and Liz drive through West Virginia to meet him. Red and Liz are separated; Red ends up playing child psychologist in hillbilly hell. To find Red, Liz asks for a huge favor from Samar. Samar must ask Aram for a huge favor, in turn, and she is blind-sided when his personal feelings cost her everything. Cooper and Tom are uneasily babysitting Karakurt, especially when they learn about his tracking chip. The naive Ressler continues to act like a boy scout as another member of the Cabal emerges to disappear a valued leader in the FBI. Rescuing Red places Liz in danger.
Episode 9
The Director (No. 24)
Thu, Jan 7, 2016 43 mins
While Red creates a crime scene to retrieve his care package, friends of the truth rally around Liz, whose life is in danger now that she's in custody.
Episode 10
The Director (No. 24): Conclusion
Thu, Jan 14, 2016 43 mins
As the Cabal prepares to assassinate Liz, Red calls upon the task force to combine efforts to outmaneuver The Cabal to exonerate her. Red delivers a final ultimatum.
Episode 11
Mr. Gregory Devry (No. 95)
Thu, Jan 21, 2016 43 mins
With her name finally cleared, Liz attempts to reclaim her former life. Red works with the task force to infiltrate an assembly of high-level criminals at large in a rare, risky opportunity to capture the heads of the world's most lethal organized crime syndicates.
Episode 12
The Vehm (No. 132)
Thu, Jan 28, 2016 43 mins
First the Cabal, Then Shell Island, now according to Red the FBI task force must deal with the The Vehm, a deadly vigilante group from the Middle Ages who is back in action. And Liz must carefully plan her next steps after the new surprise.
Episode 13
Alistair Pitt (No. 103)
Thu, Feb 4, 2016 43 mins
Red and Liz work with the task force to stop a negotiator who has resurfaced to unite two rival crime families. Tom reconnects with a former flame.
Episode 14
Lady Ambrosia (No. 77)
Thu, Feb 11, 2016 43 mins
A child who had been missing and presumed dead reappears, prompting Red and Liz to hunt down a woman who is known to abduct children; Tom puts himself in a consequential position after aiding Gina.
Episode 15
Drexel (No. 113)
Thu, Feb 18, 2016 43 mins
Liz worries Tom's whereabouts while he remains in critical condition with the police keen to question him. Meanwhile, the task force tracks a computer virus connected to an artistic murder. Red seeks the help of a secretive underground journalist to identify the murderer.
Episode 16
The Caretaker (No. 78)
Thu, Feb 25, 2016 43 mins
A State Department official is killed in Beijing, leading Red and Liz to "The Caretaker," a shadowy keeper who maintains a safety-deposit vault for criminals. Also, Tom makes a risky decision, and Liz continues her quest to learn more about her mother.
Episode 17
Mr. Solomon (No. 32)
Thu, Apr 7, 2016 43 mins
After Red learns that a tactical nuclear weapon is being targeted by thieves, it's a race against the clock as the task force struggles to stop them - and prevent an imminent nuclear disaster. Meanwhile, Tom and Liz make a decision that will change their relationship forever.
Episode 18
Mr. Solomon (No. 32): Conclusion
Thu, Apr 14, 2016 43 mins
Solomon is still after Elizabeth Keen and she is running against the clock to have her baby. An unexpected turn of events will happen to change everything.
Episode 19
Cape May
Thu, Apr 21, 2016 43 mins
Red is despondent over Liz's death that he decides to go to Cape May in New Jersey. He goes to the beach and he sees a woman trying to kill herself. He saves her and breaks into a house to help her. When he asks her why she tried to kill herself, she refuses to say anything until he tells her what's up with him. So he tells her about Liz and what he did.
Episode 20
The Artax Network (No. 41)
Thu, Apr 28, 2016 43 mins
After an unexpected loss devastates the FBI task force, they must track down their assailants; a mysterious group whose agents operate using a worldwide satellite network. Meanwhile, Reddington is forced to confront a ghost from his past -- one who knows many of Red's secrets.
Episode 21
Susan Hargrave (No. 18)
Thu, May 5, 2016 42 mins
When Reddington links an elegant, powerful and extremely dangerous Romanian woman to the recent tragic events, the task force is forced to play a deadly cat and mouse game to stop her before she strikes again.
Episode 22
Alexander Kirk (No. 14)
Thu, May 12, 2016 43 mins
The FBI task force's hunt for revenge nears its endgame. As Reddington and the team close in on the mysterious arch-criminal responsible for recent tragic events, they're forced to operate outside their comfort zone - and outside the law - in order to take down their enemy once and for all.
Episode 23
Alexander Kirk (No. 14): Conclusion
Thu, May 19, 2016 43 mins
As Reddington and the task force close in on the person responsible for Liz's death, a shocking betrayal leaves them racing to save one of their own.
