The Equalizer Starring Queen Latifah To Air Post-Super Bowl On Feb. 7 On CBS

CBS’ reboot of The Equalizer will be premiering after the network’s Feb. 7, 2021 telecast of Super Bowl LV.

This reimagining of the late-1980s TV procedural (which was led by Edward Woodward) stars Queen Latifah as an enigmatic woman who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. Chris Noth (Law & Order), Lorraine Toussaint (Into the Badlands), Tory Kittles (Colony), Liza Lapira (The B—- in Apartment 23) and Laya DeLeon Hayes (Raven’s Home) also star.

THE EQUALIZER is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award® nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah (“Chicago,” “Bessie”) as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption. Robyn’s clandestine work remains a secret from her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother.

Joining Robyn as champions of justice are William Bishop, her former CIA handler and longtime friend; Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and a colleague from Robyn’s past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker. As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, her work garners the attention of shrewd NYPD Detective Marcus Dante, who doggedly seeks to uncover the identity of the vigilante known as The Equalizer.

Andrew Marlowe, Terri Miller, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah), John Davis, John Fox, Debra Martin Chase, Richard Lindheim (co-creator of the original “Equalizer” TV series that ran on CBS for four seasons), Shakim Compere and director Liz Friedlander (EP on pilot only) are executive producers for Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, in association with CBS Studios.