The Blacklist has entertained fans with its criminal energy for 10 years, but will the story continue with season 11? James Spader has answered that question for us.
For the past decade, The Blacklist has blessed us with some of the finest crime drama fans of the genre could wish for. The series, with James Spader at the helm, has unveiled more iconic antagonists than we can tally and featured a staggering amount of mind-bending twists. But how are things looking for Blacklist Season 11?
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Plunging deep into the twisted world of Raymond "Red" Reddington, a crime lord who collaborates with the FBI, The Blacklist offers its fair share of mysteries. What is Red's motivation? What are his plans? How is he related to Elizabeth Keen? And there's a lot more! All we know is that Red has some ulterior motives, and his smooth gangster persona just makes it all the more intriguing to follow his journey.
Moreover, each episode introduces a new high-profile villain, keeping things interesting with a lot of variation.
The show already boasts a shocking 218 episodes, spanning ten seasons. You would think that the show had gotten boring by now, but The Blacklist still delivers ample entertainment and people are longing for more. Thankfully, James Spader sheds some light on this subject.
Across ten seasons and an astonishing amount of 218 episodes, The Blacklist has brought us nothing but entertainment, but what about Season 11? Here's what James Spader had to say on the matter.
James Spader Opens Up About The Chances Of A Blacklist Season 11
I'm going to pull that tooth right away: there won't be a Season 11 of The Blacklist. James Spader has a pretty good explanation for twhyhat, though.
As hard as it is to say goodbye, Spader is not wrong in his assessment of why the show needs to end after Season 10. As Red's actor and executive producer himself, he spoke to NBC about why The Blacklist ended with Season 10.
I think if the show went beyond this year, it would turn into a very different show. Tonally the show shifts a lot from episode to episode, and I think that even the show has taken strange turns, and I suspect that the show, if it went much further, would just become something that would be less recognizable to me.
Honestly? Good call. We've already seen way too many shows that didn't know when they should end and continued on without any good stories to tell, burning out and leaving fans more bitter than anything. It's smart to end a show when audiences are still sad about it and not angry because the last season was basically unwatchable.