The Blacklist Season 3 Episode 1 Release Date, Spoilers, and Cast

May 21, 2015 06:10 PM EDT

The Blacklist has been an incredibly thriller of a series for NBC, and it should be no surprise that a lot of things went out of control at the end of Season 2.  With the series getting the green light quite early this year for Season 3, fans cannot help but wonder what could possibly be in store for Liz and Red.  This is the best we know of Season 3, Episode 1 Spoilers, Cast, and the Release Date. 

According to the International Business Times, Season 2 of The Blacklist ended on an extremely dramatic note.  It began with Elizabeth Keen being interrogated by two FBI agents, who seem to know about her Russian birth as well as her real name, Masha Rostova.  Red manages to use his influence to cut the power to FBI headquarters and have Cooper rescue her from there. 

Liz then joins up with Tom as they go after a Russian spy named Andropov, but men from the Cabal kill Andropov before the two can get to him.  Tom and Liz admit their feelings to each other and end up spending a night together romantically. 

Later on, when Liz shoes up at a banquet to confront Connolly, where she shoots the crooked Attorney General.  Suddenly, Liz remembers everything about the night of the fire, as Liz was the one who shot and killed her own father. 

Liz then reunites with Red and they get into a van and flee the country together, as Liz soon becomes one of FBI's most wanted, as she is being framed for the murder of a United States senator.  Red is also put on this most wanted list. 

There was clearly a lot of action in the season 2 finale, which Ecumenical News says had 7.49 million viewers last Thursday.  Since that show has been renewed for another season, it has left viewers wonder what will come next. 

The Latin Post describes Season 3 as returning to "a very different show".  This is a quote from Megan Boone, the actress that plays Elizabeth Keen on the show.  She states that "Season 3 is going to be the same characters but a different show, a very different dynamic". 

Boone did not give away anything specific, but stated that the task force is "imploding" which means that the structure of The Blacklist will change.  Also, with Boone working outside the law instead of in it, it will hardly be police procedural anymore. 

In fact, with Liz being a fugitive, it makes it very complicated if she and Tom will ever have their happy ending.  The Hollywood Reporter recently interviewed Ryan Eggold, the actor who plays Tom, and he explained that The Blacklist Seasons 1 and 2 focused on unveiling the biggest series questions, but the next seasons will be about finding answers.

The Venture Capital Post has stated that Liz Boone's character is planning on taking center stage in Season 3, as opposed to Red, played by James Spader, who always manages to steal the show in a very subtle way. 

The Blacklist Season 3, Episode 1, will begin in the fall, but there is no word on the actual Premiere Date.