'The Blacklist' Season 3: When Will Cast Return To Set? Jon Bokenkamp Teases Return [VIDEO]
The Blacklist cast will return to set before July comes to a close.
The NBC drama has maintained radio silence these past few months, but the start of season 3 filming will signal the beginning of the end for the long summer hiatus. As with most network series, The Blacklist will jump start production in less than three weeks.
"[Shooting starts on] July 24th," series creator Jon Bokenkamp announced on Thursday. "Writing away..."
'The Blacklist' Season 3: Romantic Feeling Between Liz & Red? Megan Boone Explains
The Blacklist will zigzag into new territory during season 3, and the collaborative FBI system will go out the window now that both Liz Keen (Megan Boone) and Red (James Spader) Reddington are trying to out run the long arm of the law.
"Season 3 is going to be the same characters but a different show, a very different dynamic," Boone explained, according to Zap2It. "Because now Liz Keen is no longer working within the law."
Even though the scrupulous Red is by her side, Liz will have trouble finding her footing in this new life of hers. Bereft of all her old methods of crime fighting, the profiler will be forced to hone an entirely different set of skills.
"She finds herself operating in the dark and on her own," Boone told TV Guide. "The resources she typically has within the FBI and contacts and associates and so forth are gone."
Find out more when The Blacklist returns to NBC on Sept. 24. Click the video below to see a preview for the series' season 2 finale.
