Boschstar Titus Welliver is set to lead a potential spinoff ofThe Equalizer. Welliver is preparing to say goodbye to his time as the lead of theBoschfranchise, withBosch: Legacyseason 3serving as the franchise’s farewell outing. It will premiere in March, making the move to Prime Video. Although the veteran actor will make guest appearances in the upcoming Renée Ballard spinoff, led by Maggie Q, he’s perhaps lined up for his next starring role.
Deadlineconfirms that CBS has tappedWelliver andHarlemstar Juani Feliz to play the two leads in the potentialEqualizerspinoff. The two new characters will be introduced in season 5, episode 16, with the hope that they could lead their own series.Welliver will play Hudson Reed, a former top CIA operative with a dark secret. He is connected to Robin McCall (Queen Latifah) through an old mentor. Feliz, meanwhile, plays Samantha Reed. Trained by her father, Hudson, to be a weapons expert and an overall chameleon, Reed hides a mysterious past.
What The Potential Equalizer Spinoff Means
It’s A Change For The Equalizer Franchise
The Equalizerseason 5, episode 16, will air in the spring, with Joseph C. Wilson serving as an executive producer on the potential spinoff. However, the project is not regarded as a backdoor pilot. CBS has instead been taking what it views as a more informal approach to setting up franchises. Morena Baccarin, for example, guest starred on one episode ofFire Countrybefore herSheriff Countryspinoffwas confirmed. On the other hand, Jared Padalecki appeared in a three-episodeFire Countryarc. Though his spinoff remains a possibility, it has not been officially announced.
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The premise is also a bit of a departure fromThe Equalizer. Feliz, known for playing Isabela Benitez-Santiago in the Prime Video seriesHarlem, and Welliver would be co-leads in a title known for its singular leads. The franchise may be best known forthe Denzel Washington movies, butit goes back to the 1980sand has tended to focus on a solo main character.
Our Take On The Equalizer’s Potential Spinoff
CBS Aims For Another Franchise
CBS may not want to refer toThe Equalizer’s spinoff as a backdoor pilot, but the network has a successful history of making franchises from shows as varied asNCISandThe Good Wife. If it wants to do the same for Queen Latifah’s popular series, casting familiar faces like Welliver and Feliz is a solid start.
The Equalizerseason 5 returns Sunday, February 16, at 10 PM ET on CBS
The Equalizer
Cast
The Equalizer is a television reboot of the original 1985 action television series starring Queen Latifah as protagonist Robyn McCall - a mysterious woman who uses her unique set of skills to help those when all other options fail them. McCall comes across to most as an average single mom quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is “The Equalizer” - an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the oppressed fighting for her redemption regarding her own past.
