The crime drama 'The Blacklist' follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a formerly wanted fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list. After years of evading capture, he voluntarily surrenders himself and provides the agency with a list of criminals from around the world he is familiar with, with the conditions of receiving immunity from prosecution and the opportunity to work with Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone).
The series has gathered a strong fan base and critical acclaim over the years, mostly due to Spader’s spectacular performance. It has also won several accolades, including a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award. Created by Jon Bokenkamp, the series premiered on September 23, 2013. Although it is set in Washington, D.C., you will be surprised to know where it is actually filmed! Let us take a look!
#1. The Blacklist Filming Locations: New York
Source: Newsweek
‘The Blacklist’ is primarily filmed at the Silver Screen Studios located on 62 Chelsea Piers, Suite 300 in New York City, New York. The studio spans across 200,000 sq. ft. space and offers a range of production facilities for commercials, television series, music videos, feature films, and special events. The notable productions filmed in the studio include ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Spin City,’ ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ and ‘In & Out.’
Source: Variety
Red’s private jet, which is his hideout, is created on one of the soundstages. The studio space is converted to create multiple international locations that feature in the series. Some of the well-known landmarks of New York City that feature in the series include Madison Square Park and the Eldridge Street Synagogue in Chinatown.
Scenes were also filmed on Honeywell Street in Queens, Cobble Hill Park in Brooklyn, and Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island. The series also features different parts of the state of New York, including Pleasantville and Pearl River. Tarrytown Music Hall was also chosen for filming several scenes where the team shot for about two days for season 7. Some sequences were also filmed at Main Street and Route 117.
#2. The Blacklist Filming Locations: Washington, D.C.
Source: TV Line
Specific locations that serve as the filming site of ‘The Blacklist’ include “iconic American locations” in Washington, D.C. The chosen sites are the J. Edgar Hoover building, Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Memorial, and the National Mall.
With the Covid-19 pandemic halting productions mid-March, the showrunners struggled to finish filming the seventh season and ultimately resorted to a creative amalgamation between live-action and graphic-novel-style episodes.
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