#CAST OF THE EQUALIZER SERIES#

If that sounds familiar, that is because Denzel Washington played a similar character in two Equalizer movies. In The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2, Washington played Robert McCall, a former special services commando who faked his own death, but who re-emerges in the first of these films with his special set of skills to save a young girl from a Russian gang.Īs is clear, both Latifah and Washington are playing characters called McCall, but the two characters are not siblings. Instead, the CBS Equalizer is an entirely separate reboot of the story. Queen Latifah in CBS' 'The Equalizer' CBS Like Latifah's character, McCall was a former covert operations officer, though in the '80s show it is not confirmed to be the CIA but merely an organization called 'The Agency' or 'The Company.' Particularly, the show is a reboot of the same property the movies were-yet another Equalizer, a show starring Edward Woodward as Robert MCall that ran from 1985 to 1989 on CBS. The original show's co-creator Richard Lindheim was involved in this new reboot, but died in January-the day after he saw the pilot episode.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Latifah, who comes to the show after playing Hattie McDaniel in Netflix's Hollywood, spoke about what the original show meant to her, and how she wanted her version to be different. the world was not fair and it still is not, but I felt like this would be a great opportunity to take all the things I've learned throughout my career and my life and be able to exact some justice.' The actor, Oscar nominated for her work in Chicago, said: 'I watched The Equalizer as a kid growing up, so I always loved the idea of it-and the world was just so nasty at the point in time.The world was mean. With the CBS show bringing the show up to date, there are of course some changes. The original Equalizer found clients from a newspaper ad, the film one uses Craigslist, while Robyn uses social media, making quite literally an online social justice warrior. Robyn is also a single mother to a rebellious teenager, played by Laya DeLeon Hayes.

#CAST OF THE EQUALIZER SERIES#

The show, as you might hope from a series made amidst the Black Lives Matter protests, is more inclusive than past editions, with Latifah leading an ethnically mixed cast including Chris Noth, Tory Kittles, Lorraine Toussaint, Liza Lapira and Adam Goldberg.The series chronicles the life of Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman and single mother to teenage daughter Delilah, with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn, acting as a guardian angel and a defender for those who cannot defend themselves while pursuing her own redemption. In November 2019, CBS announced that a reboot is in development with Queen Latifah in the lead role as Robyn McCall. Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller will serve as showrunners with Latifah herself as an executive producer. On January 27, 2020, CBS issued a pilot order for the new version. Production companies involved with the pilot include Flavor Unit, Davis Entertainment, Martin Chase Productions and CBS Television Studios and Universal Television.

On May 8, 2020, it was announced that the production had been given a series order. On March 9, 2021, it was renewed for a second season Casting #CAST OF THE EQUALIZER WITH QUEEN LATIFAH SERIES# In February 2020, it was announced that Liza Lapira and Lorraine Toussaint had been cast in the pilot's lead roles.

On March 3, 2020, it was announced that Tory Kittles joined the cast in a starring role. #CAST OF THE EQUALIZER WITH QUEEN LATIFAH SERIES#.

Cast of the equalizer