Premise: Joseph Aaron `` Joe '' Carnahan ( born May 9 , 1969 ) is an American independent film director , screenwriter , producer and actor best known for his films Blood , Guts , Bullets and Octane , Narc , Smokin ' Aces , The A-Team , and The Grey . The Blacklist (TV series) . The pilot episode was written by Jon Bokenkamp and directed by Joe Carnahan .
Hypothesis: The pilot episode of The Blacklist featured involvement by an American producer.
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