NBCs The Blacklist has been able to do the impossible put a new fresh spin on the case of the week network crime procedural format keeping itself interesting as both an overarching story and a source of episodic thrills for years on end. Its no wonder that it became one of the networks flagship shows with dependably high ratings across nine seasons and a tenth one already confirmed.
Part of the appeal of The Blacklist comes from the way that the shows writers are able to zero in on engaging character based conflicts even as the institutional conundrums faced by the central FBI team become more and more complex. The character of Samar Navabi an Iranian Mossad agent who teams up with the Blacklist task force offered several examples of that during her time on the show. Introduced on Season 2 as a new team addition she is initially shrouded in mystery over her true intentions and allegiances both due to dividing her time between Mossad and the FBI task force and due to her enigmatic relationship with Raymond Red Reddington James Spader.
As the show progresses we come to learn more about Samars past and she evolves beyond her wildcard plot role to become a fully rounded compelling character in her own right complete with a lengthy will they or would not they dynamic with Aram Mojtabai Amir Arison and an emotionally dense arc involving her brother Shahin Sammy Sheik.
The Blacklist character Samar Navabi is played by Iranian-American actress Mozhan Marnò. Born in Los Angeles to Iranian parentsMarnò received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama prior to beginning her professional acting career via Man of Metropolis. She has been acting in films and on TV shows since 2006 beginning with episodes of The Unit and Standoff. But it was in 2008 that she first landed a major screen role playing the titular character in the Persian language American film The Stoning of Soraya M. which premiered at that years Toronto International Film Festival.
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