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The Blacklist
Season 1, Episode 1 (23 Sep. 2013): “Pilot”
by Jon Bokenkamp, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Joe Carnahan

The Blacklist - Season 1, Episode 1

Title: “Pilot”

Medium: television series episode

Original airdate: 23 Sep. 2013

Publisher: NBC
Written by: Jon Bokenkamp, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier
Directed by: Joe Carnahan


72 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)		 Religious
Affiliation		 Team(s)
[Notes]		 Pub. #
app.
Red Red (Raymond Reddington)
(lead character)		 villain lead character
   U.S. Navy
[villainous main character in "The Blacklist"]		 NBC 106
Elizabeth Keen Elizabeth Keen supporting character
   FBI
[the only agent high-value informant Reddington will talk to]		 NBC 1
FBI FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) supporting character group real/historical person
   [government agency] DC 250
terrorists terrorists
(details) 		 villain group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D terrorists
 [generic listing for unnamed terrorist groups] Marvel 100
Tom Keen Tom Keen supporting character
   [Agent Keen's husband] NBC 1
Donald Ressler Donald Ressler supporting character
   FBI
[case agent in charge of Red]		 NBC 1
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
(details) 		 supporting character group real/historical person
   [hospital] CBS 1
Harold Cooper Harold Cooper supporting character
   black; FBI
[leads FBI Counterterrorism Division]		 NBC 6
Jennifer Palmer Jennifer Palmer supporting character
   FBI
[part of task force initially handling Red Reddington]		 NBC 1
Ranko Zamani Ranko Zamani villain
CBR Scale: S Serbian Orthodox
 [1st "blacklist" criminal Reddington tells FBI about] NBC 1
unnamed analyst in FBI war room unnamed analyst in FBI war room supporting character
   Asian; FBI
[helped get data, run computers in Ranko Zamani case]		 NBC 1
unnamed analyst in FBI war room unnamed analyst in FBI war room supporting character
   FBI
[helped get data, run computers in Ranko Zamani case]		 NBC 1
unnamed dog unnamed dog supporting character
CBR Scale: D N.A.
 dog NBC 1
Daniel Ryker Daniel Ryker supporting character
   United States Marine Corps
[Zamani (terrorist) kidnaps his daughter]		 NBC 1
Beth Ryker Beth Ryker supporting character
   [general's daughter; kidnapped by Zamani (terrorist)] NBC 1
Agent Rosen Agent Rosen supporting character
   FBI NBC 2
unnamed Serbian terrorist unnamed Serbian terrorist villain
   [kidnapped Beth (general's daughter) from FBI custody] NBC 1
The Chemist The Chemist (Miroslav) villain scientist
   [bomb maker; chemist] NBC 1
The District of Columbia General Hospital The District of Columbia General Hospital
(details) 		 supporting character group real/historical person
   [hospital] NBC 1
unnamed Ukrainian bomb expert unnamed Ukrainian bomb expert supporting character
   [defused Ranko Zamani's bomb, saving Beth, others in D.C.] NBC 1
Wood Acres Adoption Agency Wood Acres Adoption Agency supporting character group
   [agency Elizabeth and Tom Keen tried using to adopt baby] NBC 1
The National Zoological Park The National Zoological Park supporting character group real/historical person
   [zoo] Quality
Grey Grey
(cameo)		 villain
   [aide] NBC 1
unnamed FBI lobby guard unnamed FBI lobby guard
(cameo)		 supporting character
   black; FBI
[guard Red Reddington spoke to when turned himself in to FBI]		 NBC 1
unnamed ballet instructor unnamed ballet instructor
(cameo)		 supporting character
   [one of Beth Ryker's ballet teachers] NBC 1
Eric Eric
(cameo)		 supporting character
   [bellhop] NBC 1
The Innkeeper The Innkeeper
(cameo)		 villain
   [knew the location of the Chemist] NBC 1
unnamed tech unnamed tech
(cameo)		 supporting character
   FBI NBC 1
unnamed aide unnamed aide
(cameo)		 supporting character
   FBI NBC 1
unnamed FBI technician unnamed FBI technician
(cameo)		 supporting character
   Asian; FBI NBC 1
unnamed Marine unnamed Marine
(cameo)		 supporting character
   United States Marine Corps
[told General Ryker that FBI had concern about his daughter]		 NBC 1
unnamed child
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [student] NBC 1
unnamed parent
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [] NBC 1
unnamed zoo keeper
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [zoo keeper] NBC 1
unnamed guard
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   black NBC 1
unnamed crew member
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [crew member] NBC 1
unnamed schoolgirl
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [student] NBC 1
unnamed tourist
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [] NBC 1
unnamed pedestrian
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   black NBC 1
unnamed pedestrian
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [] NBC 1
unnamed child
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [student] NBC 1
unnamed FBI police
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   FBI NBC 1
unnamed DC pedestrian
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   black NBC 1
unnamed schoolboy
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [student] NBC 1
unnamed pedestrian with glasses
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [] NBC 1
unnamed Swat team member
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [police] NBC 1
unnamed FBI agent
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   FBI NBC 1
unnamed pedestrian
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   black NBC 1
unnamed Capitol Hill lawyer
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [attorney] NBC 1
unnamed Capitol Hill staffer
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [staff] NBC 1
unnamed FBI technician
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   FBI NBC 1
unnamed pedestrian
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   Arab NBC 1
unnamed child
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [student] NBC 1
unnamed nurse
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [nurse] NBC 1
unnamed FBI police
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   FBI NBC 1
unnamed orderly
(uncredited)		 supporting character
   [orderly] NBC 1
unnamed interesting criminal unnamed interesting criminal
(mentioned in text & seen in picture) 		 villain
   [] NBC 1
? Zamani ? Zamani
(mentioned in text & seen in picture) 		 supporting character
CBR Scale: S Serbian Orthodox
 [slain son of terrorist Ranko Zamani] NBC 1
? Zamani ? Zamani
(mentioned in text & seen in picture) 		 supporting character
CBR Scale: S Serbian Orthodox
 [slain son of terrorist Ranko Zamani] NBC 1
Dean Martin Dean Martin
(voice only) 		 supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Catholic
 [actor; comedian...] CBS 265
U.S. Navy U.S. Navy
(mentioned) 		 supporting character group real/historical person
   [military unit; sailor] DC Charlton, etc. 390
NATO NATO
(mentioned) 		 supporting character group
   [military unit] Marvel 18
CIA CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
(mentioned) 		 supporting character group real/historical person
   [government agency; intelligence agency...] Magazine Enterprises 400
NSA NSA (The National Security Agency)
(mentioned) 		 supporting character group real/historical person
   [government agency] Marvel 9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(mentioned) 		 supporting character group real/historical person
   [college/university] CBS 25
Mrs. Reddington Mrs. Reddington
(mentioned) 		 supporting character
   [Red Reddington's wife before he disappeared, became outlaw] NBC 1
? Reddington ? Reddington
(mentioned) 		 supporting character
   [Red Reddington's daughter] NBC 1
Elizabeth's father Elizabeth's father
(mentioned) 		 supporting character
   [Elizabeth Keen's father] NBC 1
Elizabeth's mother Elizabeth's mother
(mentioned) 		 supporting character
   [Elizabeth Keen's mother] NBC 1
The Russian The Russian (Vor Usoyan)
(mentioned) 		 villain
   [] NBC 1
The German The German (Reinhardt)
(mentioned) 		 villain
   [banker] NBC 1
Four Points by Sheraton Washington D.C. Four Points by Sheraton Washington D.C.
(mentioned) 		 group real/historical person
   [hotel/motel/inn] NBC 1

Excerpts

BELOW: Red points out that terrorist Ranko Zamani is Serbian Orthodox, so he wouldn't have a tattoo.

Red points out that terrorist Ranko Zamani is Serbian Orthodox, so he wouldn't have a tattoo.

Raymond Reddington: "I need you to tell me what Zamani said... In the house, what did he say? What did you see?"

Agent Elizabeth Keen: "He, uh, asked about the Chemist, about the girl..."

Raymond Reddington: "No. What did you see?"

Agent Elizabeth Keen: "Uh, there was blood. There was blood everywhere."

Raymond Reddington: "Take a breath, Lizzy."

[Agent Keen probes her memories. She recalls seeing something on the back of Zamani's hand - a mark, a symbol.]

Agent Elizabeth Keen: "There was a tattoo."

Raymond Reddington: "He's Serbian Orthodox. He wouldn't have a tattoo."

Agent Elizabeth Keen: "I know what I saw. This mark, I've seen it before."

[Agent Keen probes her memories further. She recalls seeing the symbol somewhere else - on a pamphlet for the D.C. zoo. It is a symbol used for the zoo.]

Agent Elizabeth Keen: "It wasn't a tattoo. It was a stamp. Zamani's gonna bomb the D.C. zoo."

Source: The Blacklist - Season 1, Episode 1 (23 Sep. 2013): "Pilot". Written by Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Jon Bokenkamp. See also: religion identified by name; Eastern Orthodox; Red (Raymond Reddington); Ranko Zamani

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