Episode
The Blacklist: The Protean
Overview
The Task Force springs into action to stop an elusive assassin on Liz's trail.
Details
- Series
- The Blacklist
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2021-05-21
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Protean is Episode 18 in Season 8 of The Blacklist. It aired on 2021-05-21. The runtime is 43 min.
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