'The Equalizer' Season 2: Release date, spoilers and all about CBS crime thriller
Hollywood has a knack for repackaging the old stuff and presenting it as something new with plot twists and better storylines. However, that doesn’t mean that it works all the time. But, it has definitely worked for CBS as ‘The Equalizer’ garnered a lot of love from the viewers. After seeing the fan reaction and good ratings, the network is set to come out with the second season of the show featuring Queen Latifah in the lead role.
The show revolves around an enigmatic woman named Robyn McCall (Latifah), who has a mysterious background and uses her skills to help vulnerable people. However, she comes across to most like an average single mom, who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trust few, she is ‘The Equalizer’, a defender of the downtrodden.
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The series is a remake of the show that aired in the 1980s and featured Edward Woodward as Robert McCall. On the other hand, Denzel Washington starred in the film version of ‘The Equalizer’ in 2014. The show is one of the many crime dramas running on the network right now, including ‘NCIS: Hawaii’, ‘FBI: Most Wanted’, and ‘FBI: International’.
Fans are excited to know what new things the show will bring with Season 2.
Release date and how to watch
Season 2 of ‘The Equalizer’ will be premiering exclusively on Netflix on Sunday, October 10. According to Futon Critic, the upcoming season will be taking the 8 pm EST slot on CBS and will be aired every Sunday. Viewers can watch CBS live without cable with one of these streaming services: fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Paramount Plus, YouTube TV, and AT&T TV.
Plot
The official plotline for Season 2 has not been released but how things went during the previous edition, it seems the main storyline that will be addressed is definitely Delilah discovering Robyn's secret life as a vigilante. This tension between mother and daughter will definitely be the main storyline in new episodes as Robyn tries to navigate their shifting relationship while still taking on difficult cases.
Spoilers
The final episode of Season 1 sees Delilah sneaking around and finally discovering Robyn’s cache of weapons, passports, wigs, and many more things. Delilah was already suspecting her mother to be more than just a normal working woman and after finding credible evidence, she is sure that her mother is a vigilante.
The season ended with Delilah finding Robyn and confronting her about what she does.
Cast
All the original cast members will be returning for Season 2. Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah will be returning as Robyn McCall while Laya DeLeon will be back as Delilah, Robyn’s daughter. The rest of the main cast is also expected to return in Season 2, including Liza Lapira and Adam Goldberg as wife and husband duo Mel and Harry, respectively.
Other actors to feature on the show include Chris Noth (William Bishop), and Tory Kittles (Marcus Dante).
Creators
Based on the television show of the same name from the 1980s, ‘The Equalizer’ is developed by Andrew W. Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller. Zoe Robyn and Meredith Mill serve as producers on the show while Liz Friedlander, Richard Lindheim, Shakim Compere, Debra Martin Chase, John Davis, John Fox, and Randy Zisk serve as executive producers along with Latifah, Miller, and Marlowe.
Trailer
The trailer of 'The Equalizer' Season 2 is fast-paced and quite engaging. The clip sees McCall going on a new mission and suggests that she has been given the job of tracking down the robbers who killed a lot of innocent people during their last heist. It also highlights her passion and determination to help everyone and save everyone from bad people.
You can watch the trailer here.
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