Since the beginning of The Blacklist, Raymond Reddington's true identity has been shrouded in mystery but will the show ever reveal the truth?
NBC's The Blacklist has had a lot of fun teasing the answer, but will it ever reveal who is Raymond Reddington? The Blacklist is an NBC thriller that opens with notorious wanted criminal Raymond Reddington (James Spader) handing himself over to the FBI. Red offers to help them track down other wanted criminals that he's compiled on his own "blacklist." Raymond Reddington's rather odd condition is that he will only work with rookie Liz Keen (Megan Boone), with his connection to her being mysterious.
The Blacklist has run for 9 seasons and will end with its 10th season, all while fans still wonder who is Raymond Reddington. The Blacklist positively revels in shocking twists and reveals, and proved popular enough to spawn a spinoff in the form of The Blacklist: Redemption. This latter series focused on Liz's spy husband Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) and his mother Scottie (Famke Janssen), a private contractor. The primary question for much of The Blacklist has been who exactly who is Raymond Reddington, and is he Liz's father? Red has taken the FBI and Liz on a wild goose chase before, and it's no different when it comes to the mysterious character's identity.
Liz's Father Is The Real Raymond Reddington
The Blacklist season 6 seemingly revealed the truth about who is Raymond Reddington, revealing that yes, Raymond Reddington IS Liz's father — but the man Liz knows isn't Reddington. The Blacklist's real Raymond Reddington was in a relationship with Liz's mother Katarina Rostova, who was really a KGB agent sent to seduce and enter into a relationship with him. When Liz was only four, she shot Reddington while he was attacking Katarina, and then a fire broke out. Though Katarina and Ilya saved Reddington from the fire, The Blacklist's Raymond Reddington died as a result of Liz's fatal shot.
Ilya Koslov Is Another Raymond Reddington Imposter
The Blacklist revealed Katarina's friend and sometime lover Ilya Koslov — a KGB agent — took Raymond Reddington's place following his death, changing his face with plastic surgery. The Blacklist season 6 revealed Katarina is also alive after she supposedly committed suicide by walking into the sea following Reddington's death. Rostova once again casts doubt on who is Raymond Reddington, and it's revealed he isn't Ilya either. Instead, Ilya appears and is a good friend of the Reddington "impostor." Hopes are dashed for Liz once again when in The Blacklist season 8, the woman who Liz thought was her mother reveals that she's actually just a spy named Tatiana Petrova.
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