The Best Episodes of The Blacklist Season 9

In an effort to reveal his true enemy, Red turns to the Task Force to help ground a flying fortress bank.

Director: Cort Hessler

Writer: Sean Hennen

Red and the Task Force spring into action after learning who betrayed them.

Director: Christine Moore

Writer: Daniel Cerone

Tensions rise when Cooper’s search for his blackmailer overlaps with the Task Force’s latest Blacklist case.

Director: Mahesh Pailoor

Writer: Lukas Reiter

Red and Cooper square off with conflicting endgames for their mutual traitor. A major secret about the Task Force falls into the wrong hands.

Director: Cort Hessler

Writer: Lukas Reiter

Red chases a lead that could shed light on both Liz’s death and Cooper’s blackmailing. The Task Force experiences a major shakeup when one of their own is taken into custody.

Director: John Terlesky

Writer: Daniel Cerone

Red questions the whereabouts of a former associate. The Task Force hunts down a criminal dealing in illegal psychedelics.

Director: Christine Gee

Writer: Lukas Reiter

When a member of The Task Force is captured by the leader of a cartel, they turn to Red for guidance. Red investigates a seemingly impossible heist.

Director: Andrew McCarthy

Writer: Sean Hennen

A kidnapping poses a test for the capabilities of the Task Force as they contend with a mysterious pirating organization.

Director: Matthew McLoota

Writer: Lukas Reiter, John Eisendrath

An investigation into the Conglomerate, a group of former government-sponsored assassins, becomes complicated when the Task Force learns one of their own may have ties to the group. Red digs deeper into the events leading up to Liz's death.

Director: Adam Weisinger

Writer: Aiah Samba

The task force's investigation into Arcane Wireless, an untraceable cellular network for criminals, leads to unexpected consequences. Red races against the clock to get a colleague out of trouble.

Director: Michael Caracciolo

Writer: Sam Christopher

The Task Force races to locate a blacklister who uses any means necessary to return what has been unjustly stolen. Ressler asks Park for a favor. Cooper tries to piece together an event for which he has no memory.

Director: Andrew McCarthy

Writer: Sean Hennen

The Task Force investigates a therapist who may be the key to the resurgence of an organized crime family. Red conducts an investigation of his own.

Director: Andrew McCarthy

Writer: T Cooper, Allison Glock-Cooper

The Task Force pursues their latest target, the Chairman, who operates a dark web stock market trading shares of criminal organizations. Red takes extreme measures to locate a tracking device, which sends Ressler into a spiral. Cooper makes contact with his blackmailer.

Director: Bethany Rooney

Writer: Katie Bockes

While searching for Sen. Panabaker's missing daughter-in-law, the Task Force learns there may be a larger pattern of abductions. Red continues piecing together the mystery behind Liz's death.

Director: John Terlesky

Writer: Taylor Martin

A new case involving stolen artifacts reunites Red with a former blacklister. Aram faces a difficult decision.

Director: Christine Moore

Writer: Daniel Cerone

Dembe's position as an FBI agent causes complications for Red as the Task Force handles a case involving military technology. Cooper and Park each find their personal lives increasingly complicated.

Director: Jono Oliver

Writer: Noah Schechter

The death of a professional tennis player leads the Task Force to a doctor who may be fixing the odds for a major sports betting syndicate. Red digs deeper into Dembe's betrayal. Ressler struggles with sobriety.

Director: Avi Youabian

Writer: Justine Neubarth

In the two years following the death of Elizabeth Keen, Raymond Reddington and the members of the FBI Task Force have disbanded with Reddington's whereabouts unknown. When one of their own is injured in the line of duty, however, the Task Force is drawn back together to bring down a conspiracy that could shatter global security.

Director: Christine Moore

Writer: Lukas Reiter, Jon Bokenkamp

A spate of coordinated attacks on Red's lieutenants puts Dembe in imminent danger, prompting him to relive the events that led him to join the FBI two years earlier.

Director: Andrew McCarthy

Writer: David Merritt II

The Task Force is led to an unusual suspect when the wealthy clients of an apparent escort service start turning up dead. Red and a friend attempt to recover an item after reuniting at a friend's memorial. Cooper heads to Atlanta to follow a lead on his blackmailer.

Director: Mahesh Pailoor

Writer: T Cooper, Allison Glock-Cooper

In a series of flashbacks, Ressler recalls his actions in the aftermath of Elizabeth Keen's death.

Director: Christine Moore

Writer: Taylor Martin

Feeling the weight of recent pressures, Aram turns to an unusual outlet for release.

Director: Matthew McLoota

Writer: Noah Schechter