The Equalizer

1985 · 4 seasons · 88 episodes · 48min · Series

Directed by Alan Metzger, Richard Compton, Russ Mayberry, Bradford May, Donald Petrie, Marc Laub, James A. Contner, Aaron Lipstadt, Mark Sobel, Michael O'Herlihy, Rod Holcomb, Tony Wharmby, Luis Soto, Jim Johnston, Gordon Hessler, Mario DiLeo, Paul Krasny, Tobe Hooper, James Sheldon, Richard A. Colla, Jonathan Perry, Leon Ichaso, David Jackson

Starring Edward Woodward, Queen Latifah, Liza Lapira, Adam Goldberg, Lorraine Toussaint, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Tory Kittles, Chris Noth

Ideal when you feel… Angry Sad / low Stressed

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.

Original language

English

Country

Canada, United States

Created by

Richard Lindheim, Michael Sloan

Screenplay

Coleman Luck, Scott Shepherd, Maurice Hurley, Robert Eisele

Music

Stewart Copeland

Cinematography

Geoffrey Erb, Alan Metzger, Richard C. Kratina

Cast

Adam Goldberg, Lorraine Toussaint, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Tory Kittles, Chris Noth

Updated October 30, 2026

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