The Equalizer: Season 5

2024 · 18 episodes · ★ 4.9

What Season 5 of The Equalizer

Season five opens with Robyn McCall, a former CIA operative who lives in New York City with her daughter Delilah and helps those who have nowhere else to turn. Her past continues to weigh on every case she accepts, and her search for redemption stays with her at all times. Alongside Harry, Mel, Dante, Aunt Vi and Captain Curtis, she takes on missions ranging from rescuing young people in trouble to tracking down missing persons. Mel tries to overcome the trauma of her kidnapping, while Dante returns to the city with unresolved decisions about his personal life. Delilah, meanwhile, faces the college application process. The season thus balances Robyn's family life with the street justice she delivers.

18episodes

Oct 20, 2024aired

May 4, 2025latest episode

12.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 The Lost Ones
Oct 20, 2024 · 43 min · ★ 6.1
McCall races to rescue two siblings who run into trouble after stealing a grocery truck carrying firearms. Meanwhile, Harry and Delilah help Mel through her trauma after her kidnapping.
Starring: Stephen Bishop, Juan Javier Cardenas, Raigan Newton, Jordyn Lynae
5x02 Haunted Heights
Oct 27, 2024 · 44 min · ★ 4.2
McCall investigates a death in an apartment building where residents believe the structure is haunted after a young woman suspects her grandmother was pushed down a flight of stairs via supernatural means.
Starring: Arjun Gupta
5x03 Just Fans
Nov 3, 2024 · 44 min · ★ 4.3
Harry goes undercover in a surprising role to help McCall search for a woman with a secret online persona. Meanwhile, Mel decides to go to therapy and tries her hand at songwriting as a way to heal her trauma.
Starring: Maria Jung, Kyra Zagorsky, Christopher B. Duncan, Michael Michele
5x04 Sacrifice
Nov 17, 2024 · 44 min · ★ 5.0
The team races to rescue a young hacker, who reminds Harry of his past self, being forced to hack for criminals. Meanwhile, Dante is back in town to visit his father and Mel makes a breakthrough in therapy.
Directing: Solvan Naim
5x05 Take My Life...Please!
Nov 24, 2024 · 44 min · ★ 4.8
The team investigates who is trying to put a hit on a stand-up comedian. Also, McCall grapples with her feelings for Dante, who is still in town deciding how to proceed with Big Ben, and Delilah continues her college search.
Starring: Annis Kamara
5x06 The Fight for Life
Dec 1, 2024 · 42 min · ★ 5.2
McCall and Mel go undercover in a prison to find a woman who went missing on the day she was scheduled to be released.
Starring: Rodd Cyrus
5x07 Slay Ride Mid-Season Finale
Dec 8, 2024 · 43 min · ★ 5.4
A joyous holiday season turns into a cartel Christmas for McCall, whose romantic life reaches an inflection point when a crime syndicate holds her, Dante and her ex-husband, Miles (Stephen Bishop), captive in a hospital takeover. Also, Harry strives to break his years-long track record of giving Mel awful holiday presents.
5x08 Guns and Roses
Feb 16, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 5.0
After a young girl is the victim of a shootout in her neighborhood, the team races to find out if a gang war is afoot and whether the crime is connected to a shipment of stolen guns McCall is chasing down. Meanwhile, love is in the air when Aunt Vi and Delilah prepare for their respective dates.
5x09 Stolen Angel
Feb 23, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 5.2
McCall and the team search for a missing pregnant woman whose baby may be in danger. Meanwhile, Dante meets his brother James for the first time.
Starring: Sean Stolzen
5x10 Dirty Sexy Money
Mar 2, 2025 · 44 min · ★ 4.8
McCall is asked to help a local family that lost their life savings in a suspicious fire. Also, Mel opens up to her parents about her PTSD.
Starring: Jakob Winter
5x11 Taken
Mar 9, 2025 · 40 min · ★ 5.2
After a little boy disappears from a mall, McCall and the team track down the missing child. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Captain Curtis clear the air about what happened during their ride along.
Starring: Reid Clarke, Steven Boyer, Abby Mueller, Heather Simms
5x12 Trust No One
Mar 16, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 5.2
McCall and the team are on the hunt for buried treasure after a history professor obsessed with finding missing gold is killed. Meanwhile, Dante is reluctant to introduce his sons to McCall after she invites them over for dinner.
5x13 A Few Good Women
Mar 23, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 5.0
After a soldier suddenly goes AWOL while planning to expose an alleged secret military project, McCall and the team learn that her life is in danger; Dante makes a career move to be closer to McCall and his family.
Starring: Dorian Harewood, Patrick Harvey
5x14 The Grave Digger
Mar 30, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 4.2
McCall visits “The Grave Digger,” a serial killer she put behind bars a year ago, to uncover who is behind a series of copycat murders. Meanwhile, Dee skips her Peer Ear meeting to go to a party with Cam.
Starring: Alphonso Jones II
5x15 Deception
Apr 13, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 5.0
The team suspects Aunt Vi's friend Evelyn is being taken advantage of by a con man. Meanwhile, McCall decides to take the day off equalizing and spend quality time with Delilah.
Directing: Daniela Ruah · Writers: Joe Gazzam, Rob Hanning · Starring: Simon Pearl
5x16 Sins of the Father
Apr 20, 2025 · 44 min · ★ 4.3
McCall is contacted by Samantha Reed, whose father, ex-CIA agent Elijah Reed, is missing. While Samantha joins forces with the Equalizer team to track down the agency legend, she learns more about her family's past in the Dominican Republic.
Directing: Geoff Wing Shotz · Writer: Joseph C. Wilson · Starring: Titus Welliver, Juani Feliz, Edward Brence
5x17 Acceptance
Apr 27, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 4.5
When Dante's brother, James, seeks the team's help to clear his client's name in a shooting, they uncover a plot to bomb an international anti-terrorism conference. Meanwhile, Delilah gets ready for prom and learns she has been accepted to UCLA.
Starring: Indira G. Wilson, Neil Brown Jr., Uly Schlesinger, Ben Youcef
5x18 Decisions Season Finale
May 4, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 4.7
While on a romantic getaway, McCall and Dante are abruptly ambushed by Salazar and his army. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi finally decides to take the next step in her relationship with Captain Curtis, and Dee meets with her favorite author who may be able to help her get into her dream university.
Directing: Geoff Wing Shotz · Writers: Joseph C. Wilson, Rob Hanning · Starring: Juan Javier Cardenas, Ken Barnett, Sarah Stiles, Kellee Stewart