‘The Blacklist’ Season 9 Episode 21 Preview: “Marvin Gerard” Photos

Show of hands…who was shocked to learn the identify of Liz’s killer on NBC’s The Blacklist season nine episode 20? I’m going to assume (which I know is never a wise thing to do) that most The Blacklist fans didn’t see that twist coming. Up next, The Blacklist season nine episode 21 – “Marvin Gerard, Conclusion Part 1” – airing on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.

James Spader leads the cast as Raymond “Red” Reddington. The season nine cast also 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.

“Marvin Gerard” Plot: Red and the Task Force spring into action after learning who betrayed them.

Season 9 Description, Courtesy of NBC:

“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 21
James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Fisher Stevens as Marvin Gerard in ‘The Blacklist’ season 9 episode 21 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 21
James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, Diany Rodriguez as Weecha Xiu, and Karina Arroyave as Mierce Xiu in season 9 episode 21 (Photo by: Will Hart /NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 21
Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in season 9 episode 21 (Photo by: Will Hart /NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 21
Diany Rodriguez as Weecha Xiu in season 9 episode 21 (Photo by: Will Hart /NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 21
Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper in season 9 episode 21 (Photo by: Will Hart /NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 21
Jonathan Holtzman as Chuck and James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)
The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 21
James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington in season 9 episode 21 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)