James Spader is the most underappreciated actor. Everything he touches turns to gold. I liked him in Stargate, Crash, Boston Legal, Avengers: The Age of Ultron and the Blacklist is only showing how talented he his. He's so calm and reserved. His voice is so pacifying and evil at the same time. He's just amazing. NBC would be stupid to stop this show. It literally has years of content it can create, even if James Spader didn't continue, they could bring in someone to help with the task force.