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Red John is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the CBS crime drama The Mentalist for the first five seasons and in the first half of the sixth season. As a serial killer, he is believed to have begun his killing spree in 1988, and has, with his operatives and acolytes, killed more than 70 people in California, Nevada, and Mexico.
Although Red John's crimes and "associates" are portrayed in every season of the series, the character was only seen on-screen twice (in the Season 2 Finale, "Red Sky in the Morning" and Season 4 episode "Red Is the New Black"), in disguise or with his face hidden, until the revelation of his true identity in the Season 6 episode "Red John".
"Red John" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of The Mentalist, and the 124th episode overall. Written by series creator Bruno Heller and directed by longtime director and executive producer Chris Long, the episode marks the conclusion to the series' long-running Red John storyline, which had been developing for the entirety of the series.
CBS announced that it had renewed The Mentalist for a sixth season on March 27, 2013. [1] It was revealed in July 2013 that the mystery of Red John would be revealed before the end of 2013.
As the show progresses, the focus shifts from general cases during seasons one to three, to solely catching Red John, throughout seasons four to six. At the midpoint of season six, the Red John case is solved, the FBI steps in, closing the CBI, and the show adopts a new track for two seasons, along with a few new characters. The show still ...
Mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, who made regular appearances on late night TV including "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," has died.
With the exception of the pilot episode and the twenty-first episode of the second season, "18-5-4" = "R-E-D", each Mentalist episode title incorporated various colors. Up to and including the eighth episode of the sixth season "Red John", the titles always included direct or indirect allusions to the color red, including various shades of red or items normally associated with red (e.g. blood ...
The Mentalist. Patrick Jane, played by dreamy Simon Baker, is a former psychic medium who eventually becomes an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI).