From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this incredible ride. The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Blacklist, season eight. You have been an incredible collaborator, a tireless partner, and I couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve built together. Last night, Bokenkamp took to Twitter to pay tribute to Boone following her exit.
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“I genuinely believe the series remains full of life, creatively strong, and that bright days lie ahead,” he said.
Bokenkamp was upbeat about the show’s future. The Blacklist, from Sony Pictures Television, was renewed for Season 9 in January. Unlike most successful showrunners, Bokenkamp is not based in Los Angeles or New York he continues to reside with his family in his native town of Kearney, Nebraska. The two most recently co-wrote together the Season 8 finale. In a lengthy note to fans on Twitter, Bokenkamp explained his decision, saying that he felt “it’s time for me to step out of my comfort zone, try something new, and explore some of the other characters and stories that have been crawling around in my head.”īokenkamp’s longtime partner on the show, fellow Blacklist executive producer John Eisendrath, who has served as co-showrunner alongside Bokenkamp from the start, is staying on as sole showrunner, sources said.