Cross, which is already renewed for a second season,
Prime Video has annoucned that Cross, their upcoming adaptation of James Patterson’s Alex Cross novels, will debut on the streaming platform on November 14. All eight episodes will drop directly, giving followers an opportunity to binge the sequence Prime hopes would be the subsequent Reacher — a broadly-appealing hit present with a passionate fan base made up of people that loved the books. They’re so assured in it that it has already been renewed for a second season. Cross stars Aldis Hodge (Black Adam) within the title position, alongside a big ensemble solid that additionally consists of Ryan Eggold, Isaiah Mustafa, Alona Tal, Johnny Ray Gill, Juanita Jennings, and extra.
This isn’t Cross’s first journey to the display. The character of Alex Cross was beforehand performed by Morgan Freeman within the movies Kiss the Ladies and Alongside Got here a Spider, each of which flopped on the time however have garnered a cult following. In 2011, Tyler Perry performed the position in a film merely referred to as Alex Cross, however plans for a sequel by no means materialized.
“James Patterson is among the many finest at charming audiences together with his undeniably enthralling novels and we’re assured that with Ben Watkins’ inventive imaginative and prescient, Cross will do the identical for our international clients,” Vernon Sanders, head of world tv at Amazon Studios, mentioned in a press release. “We’re proud to work with James and Ben alongside Paramount Tv, Skydance, and the extraordinarily proficient Aldis Hodge, who we all know will do an distinctive job of bringing Alex Cross to life.” Â
In Cross, Alex Cross (Hodge) is good, flawed, and stuffed with contradictions. A doting father and household man, Cross is single-minded to the purpose of obsession when he hunts killers. He’s determined for love, however his spouse’s homicide has left him too broken to obtain it.
Cross was ordered to sequence at Prime Video in October 2022 with Ben Watkins serving as showrunner and government producer. Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, Craig Siebels additionally government produce together with Patterson and his James Patterson Leisure companions Invoice Robinson and Patrick Santa, David Ellison, and Dana Goldberg of Skydance TV, and Invoice Bost. Hodge additionally serves as a producer.
Cross will arrive on Prime on November 14.
