The Blacklist fictional universe

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fictional universe narrative world

The Blacklist fictional universe is the narrative world of the crime thriller TV series "The Blacklist," centered on master criminal Raymond "Red" Reddington, the FBI task force he aids, and the intricate web of conspiracies, criminals, and shadowy organizations they confront.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Blacklist universe	6
The Blacklist fictional universe canonical	2
NBC's The Blacklist franchise	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1925631 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Blacklist fictional universe
Context triple: [Alexander Kirk, hasFictionalUniverse, The Blacklist fictional universe]

A. Person of Interest
Person of Interest is a science fiction crime drama television series that follows a reclusive billionaire and a former CIA operative who use an advanced surveillance AI to prevent violent crimes in New York City.
B. Homeland
"Homeland" is a near-future young adult science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that continues the story of teenage hacker-activist Marcus Yallow as he confronts government surveillance and corporate corruption.
C. Homeland
Homeland is an American political thriller television series that follows a CIA officer’s obsessive pursuit of a suspected terrorist and explores themes of national security, paranoia, and personal sacrifice.
D. Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot is a critically acclaimed psychological thriller television series about a socially anxious hacker drawn into an underground cyber-activist group.
E. The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Blacklist fictional universe
Target entity description: The Blacklist fictional universe is the narrative world of the crime thriller TV series "The Blacklist," centered on master criminal Raymond "Red" Reddington, the FBI task force he aids, and the intricate web of conspiracies, criminals, and shadowy organizations they confront.

A. Person of Interest
Person of Interest is a science fiction crime drama television series that follows a reclusive billionaire and a former CIA operative who use an advanced surveillance AI to prevent violent crimes in New York City.
B. Homeland
"Homeland" is a near-future young adult science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that continues the story of teenage hacker-activist Marcus Yallow as he confronts government surveillance and corporate corruption.
C. Homeland
Homeland is an American political thriller television series that follows a CIA officer’s obsessive pursuit of a suspected terrorist and explores themes of national security, paranoia, and personal sacrifice.
D. Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot is a critically acclaimed psychological thriller television series about a socially anxious hacker drawn into an underground cyber-activist group.
E. The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional universe ⓘ narrative world ⓘ
basedOn	The Blacklist ⓘ
centralConcept	The Blacklist ⓘ conspiracy ⓘ covert operations ⓘ criminal informant ⓘ espionage ⓘ immunity agreement ⓘ
centralOrganization	FBI ⓘ linked to: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Reddington Task Force ⓘ Reddington’s criminal syndicate ⓘ The Cabal ⓘ The Townsend Organization ⓘ U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Justice
centralTheme	betrayal ⓘ family secrets ⓘ identity ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ redemption ⓘ
containsElement	assassins ⓘ black sites ⓘ corrupt officials ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ international crime ⓘ secret prisons ⓘ terrorist organizations ⓘ witness protection programs ⓘ
createdFor	NBC ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Blacklist season 1 ⓘ linked to: The Blacklist
focusesOnCharacter	Alexander Kirk ⓘ Aram Mojtabai ⓘ Cooper’s FBI task force ⓘ Dembe Zuma ⓘ Donald Ressler ⓘ Elizabeth Keen ⓘ Harold Cooper ⓘ Katarina Rostova ⓘ Marvin Gerard ⓘ Mr. Kaplan ⓘ Neville Townsend ⓘ Raymond Reddington ⓘ linked to: Raymond "Red" Reddington Samar Navabi ⓘ Tom Keen ⓘ
genre	crime thriller ⓘ drama ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
narrativeStructure	case-of-the-week format ⓘ serialized storytelling ⓘ
originatedIn	United States television ⓘ linked to: United States television industry
primarySetting	New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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