As one of countless TV productions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the producers of NBC’s The Blacklist decided to get creative to help wrap up Season 7.
Production was suspended halfway through filming episode 19 of what was supposed to be a 22-episode season, leaving the cast and crew scattered, so the producers made the decision to supplement the unfinished live-action footage with graphic novel-style animation. The result is a unique and stylish hybrid episode that makes the best of an unprecedented situation, with the cast recording voiceover dialogue from home and editors and animators combining the two formats remotely to create the finished episode.
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In our exclusive sneak peek at the finale, which you can watch above, we see a tense interrogation between criminal mastermind Raymond Reddington (James Spader) and the Kazanjian brothers, the blacklisters at the heart of the episode.
Here’s NBC’s official logline for the episode: “The Task Force investigates an accountant who works for lucrative criminals in order to find the violent and thuggish brothers hired for his protection. Liz must make a momentous decision.”
The Blacklist Season 7 finale airs Friday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. The show has already been renewed for Season 8.
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Source: IGN.com The Blacklist Season 7 Finale Gets Animated in Exclusive Sneak Peek