The sixth season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist premiered on NBC on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 10:00 PM, followed by its time slot premiere on Friday, January 4 at 9:00 PM. The season contained 22 episodes and concluded on May 17 the same year. Early episode reviews noted that the sixth season was more serialized than previous ones, focusing more on the stories of its main characters and the emotional fallout of recent events.
The series continues to be produced by Davis Entertainment, Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television, and executive produced by Jon Bokenkamp, John Davis, John Eisendrath, John Fox, and Joe Carnahan.
The sixth season builds on the story line from the fifth season finale, which showed that the real Raymond Reddington was dead and that the man claiming to be him (James Spader) was an impostor. The two-part season premiere explored two characters crucial to this narrative: Dr. Hans Koehler (Kenneth Tigar), a master of facial reconstruction, and Bastien Moreau or the Corsican (Christopher Lambert). Elizabeth Keen begins digging into the mysteries of Reddington's lie. The season begins to unravel the mystery of who the fake Reddington really is and whether the remains of the real Reddington found in Season 5 are those of Keen's real father. During the season, Raymond, Elizabeth and the FBI task force are faced with a conspiracy that threatens to destroy them. A new series antagonist is U.S. Assistant Attorney General and presidential adviser Anna McMahon (Jennifer Ferrin), the major architect of the conspiracy who works with another in a nefarious criminal scheme.
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The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval score based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 9.3/10.