
The Blacklist is going strong in the tenth and final season, with no sign that it’s going to slow down leading up to the bigger-than-expected series finale in July. The show moves to Thursday nights with a pair of episodes that should raise the stakes even higher. Director Saray Guidetti spoke with CinemaBlend about the “serious jeopardy” that’s facing the team in the second of the two episodes on June 1, as well as how she prepared to step behind the camera of a show that’s already more than 200 episodes in.
Saray Guidetti came to The Blacklist as part of NBCUniversal Launch’s Female Forward program, which involves directors helming an episode of television after shadowing earlier in the same season. She directed Episode 16 of Season 10, called “Blair Foster No. 39,” and shared how she prepared to come into such a long-running show close to its finale. Guidetti explained: