The Equalizer
“If the rules are against you he'll change them. If the odds are against you he'll even them.”
Creator
Richard Lindheim, Michael Sloan
2 wins · 11 nominations
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.
Seasons
4
Episodes
88
Country
Canada, United States of America
Status
Ended
Cast
Edward Woodward
Robert McCall · 88 eps
Keith Szarabajka
Mickey Kostmayer · 47 eps
Robert Lansing
Control · 29 eps
Mark Margolis
Jimmy · 16 eps
William Zabka
Scott McCall · 11 eps
Richard Jordan
Harley Gage · 10 eps
Irving Metzman
Sterno · 7 eps
Ron O'Neal
Lt. Isadore Smalls · 7 eps
Steven Williams
Lt. Jefferson Burnett · 6 eps
Robert Joy
Jacob Stock · 5 eps
Eddie Jones
Lt. Brannigan · 5 eps
Melissa Sue Anderson
Yvette Marcel · 4 eps
Frances Fisher
Francesca · 3 eps
Joe Morton
Carter Brock · 4 eps
Jon Polito
Gene Carmack · 4 eps
Anthony Zerbe
Phillipe Marcel · 4 eps
Laura San Giacomo
Trudy Collins · 1 eps
Earl Hindman
Lt. Elmer · 4 eps
Martin Shakar
Detective · 4 eps
Frank Adonis
Limo Driver · 4 eps
Tobin Bell
Weber / Cronin · 3 eps
J. Smith-Cameron
Susan Foxworth · 3 eps
William Atherton
Martin 'Alpha' Loeber · 3 eps
Saul Rubinek
Jason Masur · 3 eps
Tibor Feldman
Counsel · 1 eps
Stanley Tucci
Assemblyman Phillip Wingate · 1 eps
Austin Pendleton
Jonah · 3 eps
Laurence Fishburne
Casey Taylor · 1 eps
Vincent D'Onofrio
Thomas Marley Jr. · 2 eps
Richard Portnow
Police Lieutenant · 3 eps
Reviews
IMDb
7.8/10
TMDB
7.1/10
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Trailer
Official trailer
The Equalizer
Where to Watch
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Episode Guide
1
Pilot: The Equalizer
A former government agent offers his services to people facing problems too big for them to handle, such as a woman being stalked by a psychopath and a man who learns of a blackmail scheme involving government officials.
2
China Rain
McCall comes to the aid of a housekeeper when kidnappers grab her son by mistake.
3
The Defector
McCall helps a double agent defect and a young boy stand up to bullies.
4
The Lock Box
McCall helps a man whose daughter has been abducted by a pimp who services covert government operations.
5
Lady Cop
A crooked cop is willing to murder to ensure that his new partner won't blow the whistle on his operations.
6
The Confirmation Day
McCall helps a former showgirl convinced someone is stalking her and a boy whose father helped steal antiques now wanted by two separate parties.
7
The Children's Song
Father and son protect a girl from would-be rapists intent on killing the only witness to a murder.
8
The Distant Fire
A hit man wants help to prevent another killer from murdering a woman both McCall and the hitman once loved.
9
Mama's Boy
A career woman wants McCall's aid in ending her son's fascination with a charismatic drug dealer.
10
Bump and Run
Muggers seek revenge on a student who injured one of them while escaping, and a vigilante killer pins McCall's ad to his victims.
11
Desperately
A lonely, neglected wife gets more than she wanted when she considers a fling and ends up witnessing a murder.
12
Reign of Terror
The new doctor at a local clinic refuses to give gang members drugs as `rent' for using their turf.
13
Back Home
A banker is harassing tenants of a potentially valuable property and planning to murder his wife.
14
Out of the Past
An ex-con is harassing the man whose testimony put him away-the man now married to McCall's former wife.
15
Dead Drop
McCall assembles some old friends to protect a man marked for murder for no apparent reason.
16
Wash Up
A window washer witnesses the murder of his pro-union partner by their anti-union boss, who has his own witnesses to back his self-defense claim.
17
Torn
McCall tries to divide his time between defending a woman from her abusive husband and settling with an old enemy.
18
Unnatural Causes
McCall's on the trail of a serial killer, leaving him little time for an actress fallen into the wrong crowd.
19
Breakpoint
McCall is among those taken hostage by terrorists seeking a Middle Eastern philanthropist.
20
No Conscience
A womanizer is abducted and threatened with death if he doesn't give his captors what they want-but he can't figure out what.
21
Unpunished Crimes
McCall is hired by an inventor whose designs were stolen by a huge corporation headed by a ruthless executive.
22
Pretenders
An aspiring reporter, desperate for a scoop that will get her notice and a promotion, becomes convinced that something big is happening right in the next apartment.
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