Blacklist, the long-running crime thriller series, has been renewed for season nine at NBC. The show features James Spader in the lead alongside Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Amir Arison, and Hisham Tawfiq.

Three episodes of the show, which is currently in its eighth season, were recently aired on NBC and Netflix. 

The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (Spader), one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, as he helps the bureau to track down the most notorious criminals in the world.

The show hails from Davis Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television and Universal Television. 

Known for starring in movies such as Sex, Lies, and Videotape, The Secretary, and Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spader also serves as the executive producer of Blacklist, alongside John Eisendrath, Jon Bokenkamp, John Davis, John Fox, Lukas Reiter, Laura A. Benson, Daniel Cerone and Sean Hennen.