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MCCALL RACES TO FIND DANTE AFTER HE’S ABDUCTED BY PANICKED DEPUTIES WHO DETAINED HIM WITHOUT CAUSE AND USED EXCESSIVE FORCE BEFORE REALIZING HE’S A FELLOW COP, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, MARCH 20

Lee Tergesen Guest Stars as Deputy Barnes, One of the Officers Who

Abduct Detective Dante

D.W.B.” – McCall races to find Dante when he’s abducted by a pair of panicked deputies who fear reprisal, after they detained Dante without cause and used excessive force before realizing he’s a fellow cop. Alone and injured, Dante experiences hallucinations that reveal his complicated childhood, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, March 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Lee Tergesen guest stars as Deputy Barnes, one of the officers who abduct Detective Dante.

REGULAR CAST:

Queen Latifah

(Robyn McCall)

Tory Kittles

(Detective Marcus Dante)

Adam Goldberg

(Harry Keshegian)

Liza Lapira

(Melody “Mel” Bayani)

Laya DeLeon Hayes

(Delilah)

With” Lorraine Toussaint

(Viola “Vi” Marsette)

RECURRING CAST:

Jennifer Ferrin

(D.A. Avery Grafton)

GUEST CAST:

Lee Tergesen

(Deputy Barnes)

Brandon Espinoza

(Deputy Morales)

Destin Khari

(Kyler Dante)

Tyler Williams

(Stefon Dante)

Valarie Pettiford

(Carol Dante)

Danny Johnson

(Benjamin “Big Ben” Dante)

Jelani Dacres

(8-Year-Old Dante)

Dennis Boutsikaris

(Judge Clemmens)

Jackson Loo

(Detective Stafford)

Ron Canada

(Curtis Baker)

Johnny Sanchez

(Manager)

Ashley Jordyn

(Ruth)

Michael Pemberton

(Sheriff Paulson)

WRITTEN BY: Joseph C. Wilson

BASED ON: The original series by Richard Lindheim & Michael Sloan

DIRECTED BY: Slick Naim

GENRE: Drama

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Official CBS website: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-equalizer/

*Paramount+ Premium subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service as well as on demand. Essential-tier subscribers will have access to on-demand the day after the episode airs.

CHEAT TWEET: It’s a personal case for McCall when Dante is abducted by deputies who fear reprisal after they detained him w/o cause & used excessive force before discovering he’s a cop! @theequalizercbs 3/20 8pm ET/PT https://bit.ly/3pKGVof

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Cast and crew on Social:

 

Twitter

Instagram

 

Queen Latifah

@IAMQUEENLATIFAH

@queenlatifah

 

Tory Kittles

@ToryKittles

@torykittles

 

Adam Goldberg

@TheAdamGoldberg

@theadamgoldberg

 

Liza Lapira

@lizalapira

@lizalapira

 

Laya DeLeon Hayes

@layahayes

@layadeleonhayes

 

Lorraine Toussaint

@LPToussaint

@lorrainetoussaint

 

Andrew Marlowe

@AndrewWMarlowe

n/a

 

Terri Miller

@TerriEdda

n/a

 

Debra Martin Chase

@DebraMChase

@debramchase

 

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Press Contacts:

Noelle Llewellyn

noelle.llewellyn@cbs.com

Jordan Kowalski

jordan.kowalski@cbs.com

Photo Contacts:

Mary Kouw

mary.kouw@cbs.com

Michele Crowe

michele.crowe@cbs.com