See Lotte Verbeek's return to The Blacklist in episode centered on Liz Keen's mom

By Gerrad Hall
April 22, 2019 at 03:45 PM EDT

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The Blacklist goes back in time

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NBC will air two new episodes of The Blacklist this Friday. In the first, at 8 p.m., Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) discovers something about Liz Keen's (Megan Boone) mother, Katarina Rostova, and her past; the 9 p.m. hour focuses solely on her backstory — no "blacklister" in this episode.

Titled "Rassvet," the special second hour sees the return of Lotte Verbeek — seen here with guest stars CJ Wilson and Gabriel Mann — as the enigmatic Katarina, and explores her turbulent spy history. On the run after a mission goes wrong, she turns to a man who has always vowed to protect her (Mann). It's “essentially a 45-minute independent film that dives deep into the mythology,” executive producer Jon Bokenkamp tells EW. “It’s an episode with some big answers, an episode that we’ve been waiting a number of years to tell.”

Ahead, see exclusive photos from the special episode of The Blacklist, airing Friday at 9 p.m. (following another new episode at 8 p.m.) on NBC.

—With reporting from Shirley Li

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Lotte Verbeek as Katarina with guest star CJ Wilson

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Lotte Verbeek as Katarina with guest stars CJ Wilson and Gabriel Mann

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Guest star Gabriel Mann and Lotte Verbeek as Katarina

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Lotte Verbeek as Katarina

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Lotte Verbeek as Katarina with guest star Gabriel Mann

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Lotte Verbeek as Katarina

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