The Entertainers Community on Instagram: "The Blacklist is an American crime thriller TV series starring James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who mysteriously surrenders to the FBI after decades on the run. He offers to help capture dangerous criminals and terrorists on his personal “blacklist,” but only under one condition — he will speak exclusively to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie profiler. As the series unfolds, shocking secrets about R