Having already been played by Morgan Freeman and later Tyler Perry in three big screen adaptations, best-selling author James Patterson’s whip-smart detective, Alex Cross, now comes to TV in this new crime series.
How to watch Cross season 1 in the UK
Cross is streaming in the UK exclusively on Amazon Prime Video from November 14.
Cross: Season 1
What is Cross season 1 about?
As we noted, our hero is detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross, who balances hunting down twisted killers with being a good single dad to his kids following the murder of his wife, Maria, by persons unknown.
This time the decision has been made not to adapt one of the 30+ books featuring the character, but to tell a new tale centering on the mysterious overdose death of a noted Black Lives Matter activist, Emir Goodspeed. Obviously it’s not a simple OD, and across the season’s eight episodes our dogged detective unravels what’s really going down. Well, we assume he does…it’d be a bit weird if he didn’t.
The cast of Cross season 1
Aldis Hodge, familiar from Black Adam and The Invisible Man, is Alex Cross; Isaiah Mustafa is his best mate and fellow cop, John Sampson; Chaunteé Schuler is the late Maria; Caleb Elijah and Melody Hurd are Damon and Janelle, Cross’ kids; Juanita Jennings is Nana Mama, his grandmother, who is helping him raise the children; Sharon Taylor is Lieutenant Oracene Massey; and Jennifer Wigmore is Chief Anderson.
Cross season 1 trailer
Why we’re excited about Cross season 1
The Alex Cross mysteries are always reliably entertaining, and Hodge is well overdue for his own starring vehicle. The presence of Isaiah Mustapha as Sampson doesn’t hurt, either. Amazon’s on a bit of a roll with crime-lit adaptations that your dad probably likes, such as Reacher and Bosch. So it’s a safe bet this will be the kind of reliable procedural thriller that pulls in a broad audience.
