Robyn McCall has finished her remaining quest for justice. CBS has opted to not renew crime drama The Equalizer, starring and government produced by Queen Latifah, for a sixth season. This was the final CBS scripted sequence or pilot awaiting to study their destiny forward of the community’s 2025-26 schedule announcement on Could 7.
There aren’t any plans for The Equalizer, produced by Common Tv, a part of Common Studio Group, to be shopped, I hear. Sunday’s Season 5 finale now will function a sequence finale.
As Deadline beforehand reported, The Equalizer had been in consideration for what was anticipated to be a 13-episode sixth and remaining season. Odds have been at all times 50-50 at greatest, however there had been promising indicators. Since funds play a key function in any renewal conversations as of late, I hear producers of The Equalizer had agreed to cut back the funds of the present to the degrees CBS had requested for, with Queen Latifah believed to have made concessions herself.
However that was by no means a assure for a pickup. It got here right down to the wire as CBS is placing the ultimate touches on its 2025-26 schedule, with the community finally opting to cancel The Equalizer.
The sequence’ artistic crew might have had a premonition. I hear they crafted the Season 5 finale in a manner that it might doubtlessly function a sequence finale.
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It’s been a brutal 12 months for bubble sequence at CBS. The wave of early renewals in February left six scripted sequence that had run full seasons in limbo. Of them, just one, veteran comedy The Neighborhood, was renewed or an eighth and remaining season. The remaining 5 — dramas FBI: Most Needed, FBI: Worldwide, The Equalizer and S.W.A.T. and freshman sitcom Poppa’s Home — have been canceled.
With FBI in 12 months 1 of a three-season renewal, Common Tv had three sequence (FBI: Most Needed, FBI: Worldwide and The Equalizer) and two planted spinoff pilots (The Equalizer spinoff and FBI offshoot CIA) in competition for subsequent season. Of them, solely CIA made it. With S.W.A.T. coming from Sony TV, all canceled CBS dramas this season have been from exterior studios.
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The community’s new scripted sequence for 2025-26 embody Fireplace Nation spinoff Sheriff Nation, Blue Bloods offshoot Boston Blue and CIA on the drama facet and comedy DMV, with drama Einstein being held for 2026-27. Of all of them by CIA are produced by CBS sibling CBS Studios.
The Equalizer, which grew to become the fourth community primetime drama headlined by a Black girl, acquired the most important launch pad out there in tv with a sequence premiere behind the Tremendous Bowl in 2021. It was a breakout hit and has been a dependable performer on Sundays. Like with different exhibits, its rankings have eroded, and the crime drama has been in the midst of the pack at CBS this 12 months this season alongside exhibits as NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney and FBI: Most Needed.
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A reimagining of the basic Eighties sequence, The Equalizer stars Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic girl with a mysterious background who makes use of her in depth abilities as a former CIA operative to assist these with nowhere else to show.
Alongside The Equalizer‘s legacy, there had been rumors about behind-the-scene tensions. That mentioned, I hear the crew was on board to do one other season.
Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira and Laya DeLeon Hayes starred alongside Queen Latifah. Andrew Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller, co-showrunners Joseph C. Wilson and Adam Glass, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah), John Davis, John Fox, Debra Martin Chase, Richard Lindheim (co-creator of the unique sequence), Shakim Compere, Joseph C. Wilson and Loretha Jones have been government producers.
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