"The Blacklist" is a crime thriller television series that premiered in 2013. The show follows former criminal mastermind Raymond "Red" Reddington, who mysteriously surrenders to the FBI after evading capture for decades. He offers to help the agency catch high-profile criminals, but only if he can work with rookie profiler Elizabeth Keen. As the series progresses, Reddington provides the FBI with a list of dangerous criminals, known as the Blacklist. Each episode typically focuses on a different criminal from this list, while also exploring Keen's complex relationship with Reddington and her own mysterious past.