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A TV series starring Queen Latifah as a mysterious figure who helps those in need. See cast, crew, episodes, ratings, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb.
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- 2021-02-07
- Action, Crime, Drama
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The Equalizer is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk. It is based on the 1980s TV series of the same title and the first of three films starring Denzel Washington in the lead role. The cast includes Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, and Melissa Leo.
The Equalizer is an American crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on February 7, 2021. It is the reboot of the original series of the same name created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim.
- Action Crime Drama Vigilante
Sep 26, 2014 · A former commando becomes a vigilante who helps the helpless against a Russian gang. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this movie.
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- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Antoine Fuqua
- 2014-09-26
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Original series
The original show ran for four seasons of 22 episodes each. It was initially renewed for a fifth season (causing Keith Szarabajka to turn down a role on Midnight Caller). The show was later canceled, though, due to a row between CBS and Universal Studios over the renewal of Murder, She Wrote. In The Story of The Equalizer, created for the DVD box set, executive producer Coleman Luck also stated that Universal requested a script for a crossover episode with Magnum, P.I.despite the objections o...
Reboot series
In November 2019, CBS announced that a reboot was in development with Queen Latifah in the lead role as Robyn McCall. Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller were to serve as showrunners with Latifah herself as an executive producer.On January 27, 2020, CBS ordered a pilot for the new version. The series was among the 14 pilots ordered by CBS in February 2020 and was fast tracked to series the following March, as they were unable to film their pilots where Universal Television was shut down because o...
The Equalizer
In June 2010, Russell Crowe was reportedly looking to bring The Equalizer to the big screen and to be directed by Paul Haggis, with Crowe attached to play Robert McCall. In December 2011, Denzel Washington was announced to star in the title role of the film version, to be financed by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Escape Artists. Director Antoine Fuqua came on board to direct on March 21, 2013, reuniting him with Washington after their successful collaboration on the 2001 Oscar-winning film...
The Equalizer 2
On February 24, 2014, seven months before the release of The Equalizer, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Escape Artists announced they were planning a sequel, with Richard Wenk penning the script again.In early October 2014, Antoine Fuqua stated that sequel to the film would be made only if audiences and Denzel Washington wanted it. He said he was an interesting character, and that the sequel could have more of an international flavor. On April 22, 2015, Sony officially announced a sequel, wit...
The Equalizer 3
A third film with Washington and director Antoine Fuqua returning, was filmed in October 2022, on the Amalfi Coast in Italy.The film was released on September 1, 2023.
Novels
A series of novels featuring Robert McCall has been written by the original co-creator Michael Sloan. The first is simply entitled The Equalizer published in 2014, followed by Killed in Action: An Equalizer Novel, which was released in 2018. The novels are a modern reimagining of the original series and focus on McCall leaving the Company and eventually becoming a private investigator in New York. It also features a number of original recurring characters from the television series, such as M...
Callan, a 1960s–1970s TV spy series in which Woodward played a character similar to that of The Equalizer's Robert McCall.
Watch The Equalizer, a reimagining of the classic series, where Queen Latifah plays an enigmatic woman who helps those in need. Stream full episodes of the 2021 show on CBS.
Retired intelligence operative Robert McCall reluctantly returns to action to protect a young sex worker from the brutal members of the mafia. Watch trailers & learn more.
