The Blacklist season 6 explained

Season Number:	6
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Network:	NBC
Num Episodes:	22
Episode List:	List of The Blacklist episodes

The sixth season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist premiered on NBC on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 10:00 PM, followed by its time slot premiere on Friday, January 4 at 9:00 PM.^[1] The season contained 22 episodes and concluded on May 17 the same year.^[2] Early episode reviews noted that the sixth season was more serialized than previous ones, focusing more on the stories of its main characters and the emotional fallout of recent events.^{[3] [4]}

The series continues to be produced by Davis Entertainment, Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television, and executive produced by Jon Bokenkamp, John Davis, John Eisendrath, John Fox, and Joe Carnahan.

Overview

The sixth season builds on the story line from the fifth season finale, which showed that the real Raymond Reddington was dead and that the man claiming to be him (James Spader) was an impostor. The two-part season premiere explored two characters crucial to this narrative: Dr. Hans Koehler (Kenneth Tigar), a master of facial reconstruction, and Bastien Moreau or the Corsican (Christopher Lambert). Elizabeth Keen begins digging into the mysteries of Reddington's lie.^[5] The season begins to unravel the mystery of who the fake Reddington really is and whether the remains of the real Reddington found in Season 5 are those of Keen's real father.^[6] During the season, Raymond, Elizabeth and the FBI task force are faced with a conspiracy that threatens to destroy them. A new series antagonist is U.S. Assistant Attorney General and presidential adviser (Jennifer Ferrin), the major architect of the conspiracy who works with another in a nefarious criminal scheme.

Cast

See also: List of The Blacklist characters.

Main cast

• James Spader as Raymond "Red" Reddington
• Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
  • Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper
• Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
• Mozhan Marnò as Samar Navabi
• Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma

Recurring

• Fiona Dourif as Jennifer Reddington/Lillian Roth, Red's daughter and Liz's ally in her pursuit of the truth about Red
• Christopher Lambert as Bastien Moreau, AKA The Corsican, a nationalist assassin obsessed with keeping his true identity secret
• Dikran Tulaine as Max, a skilled bomb maker and longtime acquaintance of Red's
• Becky Ann Baker as Roberta Wilkins, a Federal judge overseeing Red's trial
• Ken Leung as Michael Sima, an Assistant U. S. Attorney prosecuting Red
• Mike Boland as Jim Macatee, the warden of the Federal prison where Red is being held
• Coy Stewart as Vontae Jones, a young prison inmate befriended by Red
• Benito Martinez as Robert Diaz, the corrupt President of the United States
• Jennifer Ferrin as Anna McMahon, a United States President's advisor running a criminal conspiracy with Robert Diaz
• Deidre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker, the White House Counsel
• Clark Middleton as Glen Carter, a DMV employee who occasionally assists Red
• Oded Fehr as Levi Shur, a Mossad agent and the former partner of Samar Navabi
• Javier Molina as Vega Montero, a Federal prison inmate who assists Red
• Laila Robins as Katarina Rostova
• Jonathan Holtzman as Chuck
• Gary Perez as Federal Warden

Episodes

See also: List of The Blacklist episodes.

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval score based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 9.3/10.^[7]

Ratings

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'The Blacklist' Season 6 Premiere Expands To Two Nights In January. Deadline Hollywood. Pedersen. Erik. November 20, 2018. November 20, 2018.
2. Web site: Shows A-Z - blacklist, the on nbc. The Futon Critic. January 18, 2019.
3. Web site: How Reddington Being Behind Bars Affects 'The Blacklist' Season 6. Dowling. Amber. 2019-01-05. Variety. en. 2019-04-08.
4. Web site: The Blacklist Continues to Make Us Wait for Answers TV Guide. 2019-04-05. TVGuide.com. en. 2019-04-08.
5. Web site: The Blacklist Recap: Fire and Fury — Grade Part 1 of the Season 6 Premiere. Iannucci. Rebecca. 2019-01-04. TVLine. en. 2019-04-08.
6. Web site: The Blacklist season 6 release date: Will there be another series?. Mitchell. Molli. 2019-01-08. Express.co.uk. en. 2019-04-08.
7. Web site: The Blacklist: Season 6 (2018). . Rotten Tomatoes. April 22, 2019.