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Jon Bokenkamp

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Jon Bokenkamp is an American screenwriter, film producer, and television creator. He is best known for creating the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023), starring James Spader and Megan Boone. He began his career as a screenwriter and made his feature-film debut with the thriller Taking Lives (2004), starring Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke. His other notable writing credits include Perfect Stranger (2007) and The Call (2013). He also served as an executive producer and showrunner of The Blacklist during its early seasons.