James Patterson‘s most popular fictional figure is getting another screen adaptation in Cross, and from the looks of the first trailer, this Amazon Prime Video original is going to be a doozy. The streamer also renewed the series for a second season.
Cross stars Aldis Hodge as the titular detective — a character previously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider and Tyler Perry in 2012’s Alex Cross and featured in dozens of other non-adapted novels.
In the first clip for the series (embedded above), revealed on Friday (October 18), Alex Cross interrogates someone who thinks they’ve got the upper hand and even deigns to call him “boy.” However, he soon learns that Cross catches onto things that even his most respected detective peers did not.
Here’s everything else you need to know about the show.
Who stars in Cross?
The first season cast includes, in addition to Hodge, New Amsterdam‘s Ryan Eggold and Shadowhunters‘ Isaiah Mustafa. Johnny Ray Gill, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Jennifer Wigmore, and Eloise Mumford also feature. Ben Watkins is the showrunner and executive producer.
Season 2 will see the addition of actors Matthew Lillard, Wes Chatham, and Jeanine Mason. Gill will be upped to a series regular role for the second bow. Jim Dunn and Sam Ernst will become co-showrunners for Season 2.
What is Cross about?
The series centers on the central detective in Patterson’s bestselling novels, a detective and forensic psychologist with the unique ability to dig into the psyche of killers and victims in order to solve murder mysteries.
The series is described as a “complex, twisted, pulse-pounding thriller,” following a character who is “brilliant, flawed, and full of contradictions.” He is also deeply impacted by the death of his wife, as the description teases, “A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.”
In an interview with TV Insider, Hodge clarified that this iteration isn’t based on one particular novel in the series but “takes the bone structure of that world” and creates a new “beautiful story.”
Hodge also revealed, “He patrols the neighborhood where he grew up and we get to show the kind of people who live there. Outside of the neighborhood, there’s also a character named Ed Ramsey a respected philanthropist who moves smoothly through the world of power, politics, and money… Cross can’t get too comfortable because there are many people that can’t be trusted.”
When will Cross premiere?
Cross will premiere on Thursday, November 14 on Prime Video. All eight episodes will drop at once.
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Is there a Cross trailer?
The streamer did reveal a full trailer for the new series in late September, showing a serial murder with a personal connection to the title character of the show. Dun dun dunnnnn….
Cross, Series Premiere, November 14, Prime Video