The Blacklist Season Finale Will Be Animated

As the tv season comes to an end, several shows are turning to an unconventional method to complete their seasons. The Blacklist joins the list as it will close out its seventh season with a twist: it will turn to animation to help complete the season finale.

The episode, titled “The Kazanjian Brothers,” was midway through filming in New York when production stopped in mid-March due to the pandemic.

The animation that will be used for the season finale will be a graphic novel-style animation to be incorporated with scenes that had already been filmed. As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Actors recorded dialogue from their homes for the animated scenes, and all animation and editing was done remotely.

The season finale

“will follow the task force as it investigates an accountant who works for criminals in order to find the violent and thuggish brothers hired for his protection”. 

The hybrid episode is set to air May 15 and will serve as the season finale for The Blacklist/


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