Queen Latifah and Liza Lapira film scenes for The Equalizer Season 3 in NYC

Queen Latifah and Liza Lapira have a laugh while filming scenes for The Equalizer Season 3 in New York City

Queen Latifah and co-star Liza Lapira couldn’t hold back their smiles while filming The Equalizer season 3 in New York City on Friday.

The 52-year-old Chicago actress wore a brown blouse over a red shirt and added a pair of jeans to her look.

Her auburn hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she walked the set in gray and black sneakers.

Have fun: Queen Latifah and co-star Liza Lapira couldn't hold back their smiles while filming The Equalizer season 3 in New York City on Friday

Have fun: Queen Latifah and co-star Liza Lapira couldn’t hold back their smiles while filming The Equalizer season 3 in New York City on Friday

The rapper-actor wore silver earrings and held a metal prop gun while working on the scene.

Latifah’s accomplice on the show, 40, wore a long-sleeved blue shirt with white patterns on it.

She added a pair of black pants and matching black combat boots. Her raven hair fell in messy waves over her shoulders.

Lapira’s lips were painted bright red. Both stars shared bright, beaming smiles during the scene.

In costume: The 52-year-old Chicago actress wore a brown blouse over a red shirt and added a pair of jeans to her look.  Her auburn hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she walked the set in gray and black sneakers

In costume: The 52-year-old Chicago actress wore a brown blouse over a red shirt and added a pair of jeans to her look. Her auburn hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she walked the set in gray and black sneakers

Nervous: Latifah's partner in crime on the show, 40, wore a long-sleeved blue shirt with white patterns on it

Nervous: Latifah’s partner in crime on the show, 40, wore a long-sleeved blue shirt with white patterns on it

Longtime co-stars: Both actresses have been with the series since its inception in 2021.  Two seasons have already aired, consisting of 28 episodes

Longtime co-stars: Both actresses have been with the series since its inception in 2021. Two seasons have already aired, consisting of 28 episodes

Both actresses have been with the show since it launched in 2021. Two seasons, consisting of 28 episodes, have already been broadcast.

The show’s third season will premiere on October 2 this year. It is a reboot of the 1980s TV show and the 2014 and 2018 films of the same name.

Latifah plays Robyn McCall, a woman with a mysterious past who solves problems for people who can’t go to the police.

Pulling jobds: Latifah plays Robyn McCall, a woman with a mysterious past who solves problems for people who can't go to the police, and Lapira plays her longtime friend, a former US Air Force sniper

Pulling jobds: Latifah plays Robyn McCall, a woman with a mysterious past who solves problems for people who can’t go to the police, and Lapira plays her longtime friend, a former US Air Force sniper

Lapira plays her longtime friend Melody Bayani, a former US Air Force sniper who allows McCall to use her bar as a base of operations.

The show originally premiered on CBS and received somewhat lackluster reviews for its first two seasons. It only gets a five out of ten on the review aggregator IMDb.

It has received five People’s Choice Award nominations and also a nod at the BET Awards.

Alongside Adam Goldberg, actor Adam Goldberg, Orange is the New Black, actress Lorraine Toussaint and co-star of Latifah’s Set It Off Jada Pinkett Smith have appeared on the show.

Star Power: Saving Private Ryan actor Adam Goldberg, Orange is the New Black actress Lorraine Toussaint and co-star of Latifah's Set It Off Jada Pinkett Smith have all appeared on the show

Star Power: Saving Private Ryan actor Adam Goldberg, Orange is the New Black actress Lorraine Toussaint and co-star of Latifah’s Set It Off Jada Pinkett Smith have all appeared on the show