Fri Feb 05, 2021 at 9:30am ET
Queen Latifah Pic credit: Sophy Holland/CBS
Denzel Washington revitalized the concept of The Equalizer with two hit movies, but when CBS introduces its rebooted version following this Sunday’s Super Bowl, it will harken back to the ’80s television show with one big twist:
The Equalizer will now be a woman named Robyn McCall, played by Queen Latifah, rather than Robert McCall.
“I am absolutely excited and love the fact that Denzel made this a relevant product again, because I did watch the original series as a kid,” Queen Latifah told reporters at a press conference for the project. “Denzel set a bar in a way, but also gave us a lot of room to go a completely different direction.”
be enough right now.
CBS new take on the crime drama, which first aired from 1985-89 and was adapted into a 2014 movie and 2018 sequel starring Denzel Washington, is a comfortingly average procedural. Equalizer (Sunday after the Super Bowl, then 8 EST/PST starting Feb. 14, ★★½ out of four) twists the formula by casting Queen Latifah as the eponymous vigilante, but not enough to make it unfamiliar. At another time it might have been boringly derivative. But with fewer series amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of them incorporating its far-reaching effects into their storylines, there s something quaintly satisfying about this by-the-numbers drama.
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Move over, Denzel Washington, it s Queen Latifah s turn to dispense justice on the street. Following two feature-films that starred Denzel Washington, a new reboot of the classic 80s series
THE EQUALIZER is on the way from CBS, who seem to have high-hopes for the reboot as they ve decided to debut it right after the Super Bowl on February 7th. A new trailer has been released, which you can check out above.
In this reimagining of
The Equalizer, Queen Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. In addition to Latifah,
Queen Latifah s The Equalizer TV Reboot Debuts First Trailer
Queen Latifah is
The Equalizer in the first trailer for the action-drama series coming to CBS immediately following Super Bowl LV on Sunday, February 7. A reboot of the Edward Woodward-led series that aired 88 episodes between 1985 and 1989 on CBS, the reimagining stars Latifah as Robyn McCall, a single mother by day and justice-seeking vigilante by night. Latifah executive produces alongside
Castle creator Andrew Marlowe and
Take Two co-creator Terri Miller, who developed
The Equalizer for Universal Television in association with CBS Studios. When we heard [Queen Latifah] was involved, it was so exciting to us, Miller said when previewing the reboot. She s badass, she s funny, she can be the person that people can trust. Added Marlowe, Having a female lead in the series makes it very relevant.