Queen Latifah will headline as the titular role in the reimagining of 1989 series `The Equalizer.` The reboot comes from the husband-wife duo Andrew Marlowe, the creator of `Castle` and executive-producer Terri Miller with a pilot production deal at CBS Network.

`The Equalizer` ran from 198-89 followed a retired secret agent Robert McCall, who after disillusioned by all the rigamarole that comes with secret agenting, McCall starts to look out for the little guy. Calling himself "The Equalizer," McCall puts ads in the paper marketing to desperate people in desperate situations.

McCall usually takes these cases for little or no money (he lives in a posh Manhattan apartment). Acting as both bodyguard and investigator, sometimes using his government resources, McCall usually manages to save the day. The reboot will follow the same track, with Queen Latifah leading the gender-swapped reboot.