Never trust a criminal unless his name is Raymond Reddington

On September 23, 2013 NBC premiered a new show staring James Spader called "The Blacklist". The show is centered around the character Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) a former U.S. Navy officer turned high profile criminal who has eluded capture for decades, voluntarily surrenders to the Assistant Director Harold Cooper at FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. Reddington claims that he shares the same interest as the FBI in putting high profile criminals behind bars for good or even at best killing them.

He offers Cooper his knowledge and assistance into capturing these criminals only of two conditions, 1st being immunity from persecution and 2nd being that he works only with a rookie pro-filer by the name of Elizabeth Keen. These are criminals that even the FBI are unaware of that exist. After the first episode where Reddington and Keen help each other kill of the hardest terrorists to catch, Reddington unveils his criminal list called "The Blacklist" which is compiled of global criminals that he states he and the FBI share mutual interest in getting rid of for good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WYdUaK54fU

This has quickly become my favorite show on television based on the acting of James Spader. He does a great job of playing Reddington. So far I just finished the 4th episode and have been catching up on the series through Netflix. So far I have witnessed the captures or murders of a Russian Terrorists, an assassin who is into sex slavery, a high profile Chinese criminal, and a chemical expert who uses chemicals to dissolve his victims once they are dead. This is a very graphic at some points show that is very intense. Every time I watch this show I get hooked on every moment of every part of the show and I cant seem to quit watching it. This is a very fascinating show that will have you on the edge of your seat. Trust me this show is one that I can see having a long and successful run on NBC for many years to come.