‘The Blacklist’ Season 9 Episode 2 Preview: Photos, Plot, and Cast

NBC’s The Blacklist season nine episode two’s brief plot description teases a kidnapping tests the team. Episode two, “The Skinner Conclusion,” will air on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.

In addition to James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, the season nine cast includes Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler, Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai, Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma, Laura Sohn as Alina Park, and Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper.

“The Skinner Conclusion” Plot: A kidnapping poses a test for the capabilities of the Task Force as they contend with a mysterious pirating organization.

NBC released the following description of season nine:

“In the two years following the death of Elizabeth Keen, Raymond Reddington (Spader) and the members of the FBI Task Force have disbanded – their lives now changed in unexpected ways and with Reddington’s whereabouts unknown. Finding themselves each at a crossroads, a common purpose compels them to renew their original mission: to take down dangerous, vicious and eccentric Blacklisters. In the process, they begin to uncover lethal adversaries, unimaginable conspiracies and surprising betrayals that will threaten alliances and spur vengeance for the past, led by the most devious criminal of them all – Raymond Reddington.”

The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 2
James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington in ‘The Blacklist’ season 9 episode 2 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 2
Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler, Laura Sohn as Alina Park, and Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in season 9 episode 2 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 2
Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma, Laura Sohn as Alina Park, and Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler in “The Skinner Conclusion” (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 2
Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in season 9 episode 2 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 2
Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler and Laura Sohn as Alina Park in season 9 episode 2 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 2
Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler in season 9 episode 2 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)