The series begins with Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Naval Intelligence officer turned high-profile fugitive, surrendering to the FBI. He offers to help catch "unreachable" criminals—those on his personal "Blacklist"—under the sole condition that he works exclusively with rookie profiler Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone). The Blacklist (TV Series 2013–2023) - IMDb