Will there be a season 9 blacklist?

The Blacklist launched in 2013, with Boone starringas FBI agent Elizabeth Liz Keen alongside Spader as criminal mastermind Raymond Red Reddington. The initial premise of the series was that the pair would team up to hunt down the names on Reds blacklist of dangerous criminals, with the exact nature of Reds connection to Liz and their shared backstory serving as one of the driving mysteries throughout the eight seasons.

Heading into its June finale, with Boones exit having been planned well in advance, all signs pointed to the show finally delivering answers. The recap-heavy penultimate episode had already tied up a number of loose threads, leaving just one question unanswered: Who is Raymond Reddington?

But the finale, which aired on NBC on June 23, didnt answer that one either not really. Boones character was killed off at the end of the episode without getting the answers that she was promised. Both episodes seemed tohint at a popular fan theoryabout Red being Lizs birth mother, but no outright confirmation was provided before Boones character died on screen.

Following the Season 8 finale, series creator Jon Bokenkamp revealed he was exiting The Blacklist,saying in a statementannouncing his departure that he genuinely believe[s] the series remains full of life, creatively strong, and that bright days lie ahead. His co-showrunner, John Eisendrath, remains aboard.