The Blacklist: Season 10 (2023)

Wujing begins Season 10 by pursuing revenge against Raymond Reddington after his own criminal past and imprisonment have been tied to Red's cooperation with the FBI, and his campaign is focused on exposing Red's covert role as an informant to Red's enemies. Red has been missing for months, so when Aram spots him in Manhattan without his usual security detail, Red silently ignores him, gets into a cab, and disappears into the city just before a nearby building explodes, setting off the Task Force's investigation into what Red is doing and why he has resurfaced now.

The Task Force starts pulling apart the clues from the explosion, trying to determine whether Red caused it and whether it is connected to the larger threat building around him. At the same time, Wujing escapes prison and gathers former Blacklisters into his own private revenge coalition, turning their shared resentment into a coordinated attempt to destroy Red and expose him to the criminal underworld.

As the season moves forward, the Task Force keeps working cases that repeatedly intersect with Red's hidden maneuvering, and Red repeatedly seems to be helping them while actually preserving his own larger strategy. In one case involving the Morgana Logistics Corporation, Red secretly orchestrates the smuggling operation, then later sabotages it from the inside so the Task Force appears to win; afterward he arranges a $3 million bail for the group's top suspect, again creating the impression that he is simultaneously undermining and assisting the investigation.

Another case centers on the murder of Judge Alice Dockery, which the Task Force investigates with help from Red's forensic scientist Herbie. They work through the murdered judge's former lawsuits and narrow suspicion onto one of the defendants, and Ressler and Siya eventually stop that suspect before he can kill another intended victim, showing the team still operating as a functioning law-enforcement unit even as Red's shadow keeps stretching over their work.

Wujing's campaign expands beyond a single vendetta as other former Blacklisters and allies join the effort against Red. Marvin's revelations intensify that revenge mindset, and the larger criminal ecosystem begins aligning around the idea that Red has betrayed people who once trusted him, making his exposure increasingly dangerous on both the criminal and government sides.

The Task Force's problems grow more complicated when Congressman Arthur Hudson launches an investigation into their operations because he suspects improper government spending and misuse of federal resources. Hudson taps Donald Ressler's phone, pushes hard for evidence, and eventually receives orders to move toward shutting the Task Force down, turning their internal situation into a political threat that puts their jobs and freedom at risk.

Hudson's pursuit becomes more aggressive in the season's final stretch, and the Task Force is forced into a direct choice between protecting itself and continuing to chase Red. By the time the finale begins, Red is openly on the run, the Strike Force is hunting him, and Hudson is driving the government's pressure campaign against everyone involved.

In the first half of the two-part finale, Hudson's men attack Dembe Zuma, injuring him badly, and the assault becomes the immediate trigger for a deadly confrontation. Red responds by confronting Hudson directly and shooting him fatally, then manages to get Dembe to medical care at a nursing home before slipping away again.

After Hudson's death, Special Agent Nixon steps in with a personal vow to avenge the congressman by killing Reddington. That leads to a tense physical confrontation between Nixon and Harold Cooper, while the broader Task Force continues trying to locate Red as his escape route becomes increasingly desperate and carefully controlled.

Red reaches Spain and briefly lives in open daylight rather than constant concealment. He shops for fresh produce in a local market, makes a final phone call to Agnes, and checks in on Dembe, while the Task Force stays just behind him and Cooper continues coordinating the hunt from afar.

In his final moments, Red walks alone through the Spanish countryside, visibly calm and physically exhausted, then encounters a bull in a field. The animal stares at him, charges, and the scene cuts to the aftermath: a helicopter lands, Ressler arrives, and he finds Red curled on the ground, bloodied and lifeless after the attack.

The series ends with the Task Force reaching Red too late, confirming that he has died in Spain before they can arrest or protect him.

Raymond Reddington escapes the FBI one last time, saves Dembe after Congressman Hudson shoots him, and then dies alone in a Spanish field after a bull attack. Donald Ressler finds Red's body too late, and he places Red's hat on him before informing the Task Force.

Red's final days begin with him on the run after his role as an FBI informant is exposed, which puts the Task Force under pressure and brings Hudson's investigation to a breaking point. Hudson and the FBI pursue Red relentlessly, while Red keeps moving with the help of his network and his own careful planning.

In the first part of the finale, Red and his people intercept the FBI convoy carrying Dembe, trying to stop Dembe from being taken in. The situation turns violent in the clash that follows: Hudson takes a gun and shoots Dembe in the neck, and Red immediately shoots Hudson dead. After that, Red refuses to leave Dembe behind. He gets Dembe to medical care at a nursing home, where a doctor saves Dembe's life.

Red then continues his escape to Spain, but he is visibly weakened and unwell. He makes final calls to Dembe and to Agnes Keen, showing that he knows time is running out. He reaches a quiet stretch of countryside and walks out alone, but an enraged bull charges him. The show does not linger on the impact itself, but the next scene reveals Red's bloodied body on the ground.

Ressler arrives by helicopter and finds Red already dead. He looks down at the body, places Red's hat over him, and the Task Force is informed that Red is gone. Red's death is the final fate of the series' central figure: he dies out of public reach, never taken alive.

As for the other main characters in the ending, Dembe survives the shooting after medical treatment, but he is later removed from the FBI. Ressler remains alive and is the one who finds Red's body. Cooper and the rest of the Task Force are left to receive the news after the chase ends. Hudson is killed by Red during the confrontation with Dembe. Agnes is reached only by Red's final phone call, and the story leaves her alive, outside the immediate violence of the finale.

No, there is no post-credit scene in The Blacklist Season 10 finale.

The episode ends with the final story beat already in the main closing sequence: Raymond Reddington is found dead in the Spanish field after the bull encounter, and Donald Ressler arrives by helicopter to see the body and place Red's hat on him as a farewell.

The last moments are meant to function as the series' ending itself, not as a setup for an extra scene after the credits.

Wujing returns as a major antagonist with a revenge campaign against Red. He is determined to expose Red's role as an FBI informant and build a coalition of former Blacklisters to take him down, turning the season's early conflict into a hunt for Red rather than the usual Blacklist case-of-the-week structure.

Season 10 centers on the fallout from Red's hidden role as a criminal informant being uncovered. That revelation is the trigger for the season's main threat, because former Blacklisters begin targeting him once they learn he has been working with the FBI.

Dembe is pulled directly into the season's escalating conflict, especially during the final stretch when Arthur Hudson attacks him and Red responds by shooting Hudson. After that confrontation, Dembe is transported to a nursing home for medical care, and the finale shows Red checking in on him before their relationship is revisited with emotional weight.

Arthur Hudson is the congressman who leads an investigation into the Task Force after suspicious government spending raises alarms. He becomes one of Red's most dangerous human antagonists in the back half of the season, relentlessly pursuing both the Task Force and Red until the confrontation that ends with Hudson being fatally shot.

In the finale, Red makes a final phone call to Agnes while he is in Spain, which underscores the personal side of his last moments. That scene is part of the episode's quieter emotional beat before the story shifts to Red's final walk and the fatal encounter that ends the season.

No, The Blacklist: Season 10 is generally not family friendly for young children. It is rated TV-14 and is a crime thriller with recurring violence, tense scenes, and some mature language and suggestive content.

Potentially objectionable or upsetting elements for children or sensitive viewers include: - Violence and gore: shootings, stabbings, explosions, blood, and occasional torture or brutal injury scenes. - Intense/frightening moments: dangerous confrontations, threats, kidnappings, and suspenseful scenes involving criminals and weapons. - Language: some mild profanity, including words like "bitch," "hell," and occasional stronger swearing in the wider series guide. - Sexual content: no nudity, but there are some suggestive scenes and occasional characters in underwear or skimpy clothing. - Alcohol/drug references: some social drinking and references to alcohol or drugs.

For older teens who are comfortable with crime-drama violence, it may be acceptable; for younger kids or viewers sensitive to blood, weapons, or suspense, it is likely a poor fit.