Queen Latifah is ‘The Equalizer.’ Super Bowl TV premiere has N.J. playing starring role.
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 06, 2021
Queen Latifah in a scene from The Equalizer filmed in Paterson. The show will debut after the Super Bowl. Barbara Nitke | CBS
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Latifah, a Newark native who grew up in East Orange, stars in “The Equalizer” on CBS. Scenes filmed in Jersey City and Paterson can be seen in the pilot, and the production is based inside the former Izod Center in East Rutherford.
The series, premiering in the highly coveted post-game spot, features the multi-hyphenate entertainer as Robyn McCall, a former CIA agent who becomes a guardian angel to the vulnerable.