A Blacklist spinoff is in the works with Famke Janssen set to star in an upcoming backdoor pilot
NBC is developing a Blacklist spinoff that will see Famke Janssen (X-Men, Hemlock Grove) take a headlining role. According to EW, Janssen will play a character named Susan “Scottie” Halstead. Halstead will debut on the May 12 episode of The Blacklist with plans being for the episode to serve as a backdoor pilot for an upcoming Blacklist spinoff series focused on the Halstead character. Character details have not yet been revealed, but the outlet reports that Michael Dinner (Justified) is attached to headline the episode.
The Blacklist, currently in its third season, stars Emmy Award winner James Spader as Red Reddington, a world-renown terrorist on the FBIs Most Wanted List who is helping the U.S. government catch international criminals, but for unknown reasons. In season three, FBI Agent Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone, Law & Order: LA) is now a fugitive and on the run withReddington. With Assistant FBI Director Harold Cooper (Harry Lennix) under investigation, a conflicted Agent Donald Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) leads the FBI Task Force on a massive manhunt for Liz and Red – who are more dangerous together than apart, since Liz has expert knowledge of FBI procedures and no one exceeds Red’s vast resources. As they struggle to stay one step ahead of their former colleagues, and Liz immerses herself in Red’s underworld of disreputable contacts and covert operations, will the list of this season’s new Blacklisters play a key role in their survival or their demise? Liz is on an unpredictable journey of self-discovery, and all the pieces of her life, including her indefinable relationship with Tom (Ryan Eggold), will be drastically challenged as she continues to believe Red holds all the answers.
Jon Bokenkamp (The Call, Taking Lives), John Eisendrath (Alias), John Davis (Predator, I, Robot), John Fox and Michael Watkins (The X-Files) serve as executive producers. The Blacklist is a production of Sony Pictures Television and Davis Entertainment.
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