Following CBS‘ cancellation of The Equalizer after 5 seasons, star and government producer Queen Latifah addressed the collection’ followers Friday night time. In an Instagram put up, she mirrored on her run as Robyn McCall on the present, which she and her producing accomplice Shakim Compere government produced by their firm, Taste Unit.
“Stepping right into a kick-ass position like Robyn was the whole lot I hoped it could be,” she wrote. “Shakim and I at Taste Unit are at all times excited to carry these sorts of roles and tasks to life — after which we simply hope you’re keen on them as a lot as we do. The Equalizer blew previous each dream we had for it, and having the chance to do that for 5 seasons actually feels surreal.”
Queen Latifah went on to thank the collection’ solid, crew, writers and producers earlier than turning to the followers.
“Y’all have been so loyal, so loud, and so ride-or-die — and that’s precisely why we maintain doing this,” she wrote. “We will’t thanks sufficient. It means the world to us.”
And for individuals who already miss her as Robyn, Queen Latifah had this to say to them, “don’t fear — I’ll be again kicking ass in one thing new actual quickly. Can’t wait to share it with you.”
As Deadline reported as we speak, it got here all the way down to the wire, however CBS in the end determined to not renew The Equalizer for what would’ve been a 13-episode sixth and sure last season. This Sunday’s (Might 4) Season 5 finale will now function a collection finale.
A reimagining of the basic Eighties collection, The Equalizer starred 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.
With the collection, the hip hop icon grew to become solely the fourth Black girl to headline a primetime community drama.
