Tonight after the Super Bowl CBS will be airing the first episode of their update of The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah, and to promote it, they have released photos, a description, and a list of guest stars to promote it. Here’s how they describe the series premiere:
Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. As McCall acclimates to civilian life, she is compelled to use her considerable resources to help Jewel (Lorna Courtney), a teenager accused of murder and on the run from the criminals who framed her for the crime, on the series premiere of the re-imagined classic series THE EQUALIZER, to be broadcast immediately following CBS Sports’ broadcast of SUPER BOWL LV on Sunday, Feb. 7 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT; time is approximate after post-game coverage) on the CBS Television Network. THE EQUALIZER will move to its regular Sunday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period on Feb. 14. Chris Noth, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira and Laya DeLeon Hayes also star.
A gallery of preview images can be found below.
THE EQUALIZER
The series premiere of the CBS Original drama THE EQUALIZER, starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah, will be broadcast immediately following SUPER BOWL LV on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT; time is approximate after post-game coverage) on the CBS Television Network. THE EQUALIZER will move to its regular Sunday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period on Feb. 14, 2021.Pictured: Queen Latifah as Robyn McCallPhoto: Michael Greenberg/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Equalizer stars Queen Latifah (Robyn McCall), Tory Kittles (Detective Marcus Dante), Adam Goldberg (Harry Keshegian), Liza Lapira (Melody “Mel” Bayani), and Laya DeLeon Hayes (Delilah), with Lorraine Toussaint (Viola “Vi” Marsette) and Chris Noth (William Bishop).
Guest stars in the Equalizer season premiere include Michael Rady (Reese Pruitt), Lorna Courtney (Jewel Machado), Erica Camarano (Detective Paley), Omara Torres II (Officer Hollister), Daniel Passaro (Henry Willard), Jimonn Cole (James Burke), Wadi Jones (Chance Covac), Adam Fiengold (Douchey Guy), Kazy Tauginas (Dmitry), Jamie Geiger (Finance Bro), Cormac Bluestone (Jack Gaynor), Meg Bussert (Old Lady), and Smitty Chai (Officer Nolan).
Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) 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 (Laya DeLeon Hayes), and her aunt Vi (Lorraine Toussaint), who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother. Joining Robyn as champions of justice are William Bishop (Chris Noth), her former CIA handler and longtime friend; Melody “Mel” Bayani (Liza Lapira), an edgy bar owner and a colleague from Robyn’s past; and Harry Keshegian (Adam Goldberg), 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 (Tory Kittles), who doggedly seeks to uncover the identity of the vigilante known as The Equalizer.
