The ninth season of the American crime thriller television series '' The Blacklist'' premiered on October 21, 2021, on NBC, and ended on May 27, 2022. The season consisted of 22 episodes. This is the first season without Jon Bokenkamp as

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and Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen. It is also the last season to star

Amir Arison Amir Arison (born March 24, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his work as FBI tech expert Aram Mojtabai on NBC’s ''The Blacklist'' for nine seasons. Early life and education Arison was born in Saint Louis, MO to father Ron Arison, ...

as Aram Mojtabai and Laura Sohn as Alina Park. The season is produced by Davis Entertainment, Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television. All executive producers (except Bokenkamp) remain the same: John Eisendrath, John Davis, Joe Carnahan and John Fox.

Overview

The ninth season explores the reunion of

Raymond Reddington ''The Blacklist'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former government agent turned high-profile criminal, who had eluded capture for decades, vol ...

( James Spader) and the members of his disbanded Task Force two years after Reddington's failed attempt to hand his empire over to Elizabeth Keen ( Megan Boone) and the murder of the latter. During that time, many changes related to Reddington's Task Force and his criminal empire have happened; Donald Ressler (

Diego Klattenhoff Diego Klattenhoff is a Canadian actor known for his portrayals of Mike Faber in the Showtime series '' Homeland'' and as FBI Special Agent Donald Ressler in '' The Blacklist''. He has also appeared as Derek in '' Whistler'', Ivan in '' Men in ...

) retired from FBI and got addicted to oxycodone while resided in New York suburb, Aram Mojtabai (

) developed his security software and ran his own business, Dembe Zuma ( Hisham Tawfiq) was assigned as an FBI agent while Marvin Gerard ( Fisher Stevens) became the factual leader of Red's collapsing empire. After Dembe's injury in service, Reddington agreed to resume his deal with Harold Cooper ( Harry Lennix) and restore his Blacklist of criminals for his immunity. During the season, Reddington and Task Force discover new details regarding Elizabeth's death. Another main plot is the murder of Cooper's neighbour, for which he is framed by the detectives and blackmailed by the actual killer. Cooper starts own investigation to find the blackmailer, and both investigations intertwine in search of the same mysterious common enemy.

Cast

Main

* James Spader as Raymond "Red" Reddington *

as Donald Ressler *

as Aram Mojtabai *

Laura Sohn ''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington ( James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily ...

as Alina Park * Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma * Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper

Recurring

* Sami Bray as Agnes Keen ** Hazel Mason as younger Agnes Keen * Diany Rodriguez as Weecha Xiu * Karina Arroyave as Mierce Xiu * Fisher Stevens as Marvin Gerard * Valarie Pettiford as Charlene Cooper * Colby Lewis as Peter Simpson * Danny Mastrogiorgio as Lew Sloan * Mike Houston as Detective Heber * Deirdre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker * Teddy Coluca as Teddy Brimley * Jonathan Holtzman as Chuck * Mario Peguero as Santiago

Guest starring

* Genson Blimline as Morgan * Stacy Keach as Robert Vesco * Aida Turturro as Heddie Hawkins * Joely Richardson as Cassandra Bianchi * Patricia Richardson as Matilda David *

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as Reggie Cole * Teagle F. Bougere as Tyson Lacroix * Gregory Korostishevsky as Vladmir Cvetko * Mozhan Marnò as

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* Lukas Hassel as Elias Vandyke * Chin Han as Wujing

Episodes

Production

Development

Series creator Jon Bokenkamp did not return as a showrunner for this season. Executive producer John Eisendrath took his place as a showrunner.

Casting

* Megan Boone departed the series prior to the start of filming the season. However, the character she portrayed, Elizabeth Keen, made brief appearances throughout the season. * Sami Bray joined the series in a recurring role as Agnes Keen. * Diany Rodriguez joined the series in a recurring role as Weecha Xiu. * Karina Arroyave took the recurring role as Mierce Xiu. * Colby Lewis was promoted to a recurring role throughout the season as Peter Simpson following his guest appearance in the first episode of the season. * Mozhan Marnò returned to the series for the first time after her departure in season 6 as

. * Genson Blimline, who had been portraying Morgan, departed near the end of the season after his character died offscreen. * Shortly after the season finale, both Arison and Sohn left the series after nine and two series, respectively. Arison later starred in '' The Kite Runner'' on Broadway, while Sohn moved to other projects. Meanwhile, Fisher Stevens, who also departed following the episode, got nominated for

47th Saturn Awards The 47th Saturn Awards, officially known as the 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards to celebrate the 50 years of the Saturn Awards (created in 1972), presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films and honoring the best in scien ...

for best guest starring role.

Filming

Filming for the season began in September 2021 with fully safety protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2022, it was mentioned that 22 episodes were to be filmed for the season. Filming officially wrapped in May 2022.

Ratings

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blacklist (season 9) 2021 American television seasons 2022 American television seasons 9