The Blacklist
2013
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John Eisendrath is an American television series producer and writer. He created and served as the executive producer and showrunner for the series Outlaw, Playmakers, and currently serves as executive producer on NBC 's The Blacklist. More recently, Eisendrath signed a new three-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television through 2025.
John Eisendrath is known for Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023), Alias (2001) and The Blacklist (2013). He is married to Jennifer Levin. He was previously married to Kathryn Pratt.
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The Blacklist is an American crime thriller television series created by Jon Bokenkamp and developed by John Eisendrath.It stars James Spader as Raymond Reddington, a former US Naval Intelligence officer turned one of the Most Wanted fugitives who cooperates with the FBI in hunting down threatening criminals on a special list of his called the "Blacklist".
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Mar 14, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath is extending his relationship with Sony Pictures Television, the studio behind the long-running NBC drama.He has signed a new three-year overall ...
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Jason Grant (Caan) and Nikki Batista (Ramirez) investigate cases for the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Persons Unit (MPU) while also trying to find out the truth about their missing son.
Main
1. Scott Caanas Detective Jason Grant, Nikki's ex-husband, who works in the Missing Persons Unit with her to help people find their missing loved ones. He is formerly a private security contractor. 2. Dania Ramirezas Captain Nikki Batista, the commanding officer of the Missing Persons Unit, and Jason's ex-wife. 3. Ryan Broussardas Detective Sergeant Michael "Mike" Sherman 4. Adeola Role as Detective Kemi Adebayo 5. Graham Verchereas Lucas Hadley / Keith (season 1) 6. Alisha-Marie Ahamed as Wa...
Recurring
1. Petey Gibson as C Hemingway, the supervisor of the Missing Persons Unit's forensic imaging unit 2. Fivel Stewartas Sidney Grant, Jason and Nikki's daughter 3. Elana Dunkelman as Rachel, a medical examiner 4. Gil Bellowsas Inspector Hollis Braun (season 2) 5. Diana Bangas Helen Gale, a forensic scientist
Guest
1. Bre Blairas June Butler, Jason's girlfriend and business partner 2. Conni Miu as Quinn Walker, Sidney's best friend
Development
In March 2022, it was announced John Eisendrath and Sony Pictures Television had Alert in development at Fox with a script, format and back-up script commitment plus penalty. In May of that year, it was announced Fox had given a straight-to-series order to Alert with Eisendrath to serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner.In March 2023, Fox renewed the series for a second season which premiered on March 5, 2024.
Casting
In August 2022, it was announced Dania Ramirez had been cast as one of the leads with Scott Caan cast as the second lead shortly thereafter. In October 2022, Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard, and Graham Verchere were announced as series regulars. In November 2022, Petey Gibson, Fivel Stewart, and Bre Blair joined the cast in recurring roles. In January 2024, Alisha-Marie Ahamed was cast as new series regular while Gil Bellowswas cast in a recurring capacity for the second season.
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 29% approval rating based on 7 critic reviews, and a 32% audience rating. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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Jul 28, 2013 · THE BLACKLIST Showrunner John Eisendrath Talks about the Show's Inspiration, Getting Inside the Mind of a Criminal, Casting James Spader, and More. Before every fall season starts, I watch all the ...
Mar 3, 2023 · The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath teased how FBI agent Donald Ressler's long-time relationship with master criminal Red Reddington will come to a head by the end of season 10. Appearing on The Blacklist since season 1, Ressler spent the series as a key part of the FBI task force handling cases pertaining to Red's "Blacklist" of criminals ...
