Prime Video kinda has its audience figured out by now. With the success of series like “Jack Ryan” and “Reacher,” as well as something like “Terminal List,” the streaming service knows that big strong guys kicking ass seems to do good business. How do we know this for certain? Well, not only does Prime Video have another show in that mold, “Cross,” coming later this year, but the streaming service has already given the series a Season 2 renewal before one episode drops.
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As seen in the teaser for “Cross,” the series is based on the James Patterson novels focusing on Detective Alex Cross, a no-nonsense investigator. And surprise, surprise–he’s also big and muscly and helps those in need. This isn’t the first time the Alex Cross stories have been adapted for film or TV. Not only are we talking about the 2012 film “Alex Cross” starring Tyler Perry, but also the two films with Morgan Freeman as the character, “Kiss the Girls” and “Along Came a Spider.” Much like “Reacher,” with films of various popularity in the history books, “Cross” is perfectly fine with starting fresh on Prime Video.
For this series, Aldis Hodge plays the title character. Hodge is joined in the cast by Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Jennifer Wigmore, Eloise Mumford, Ryan Eggold, and Johnny Ray Gill. “Cross” is created and showrun by Ben Watkins.
The series doesn’t have a release date yet. You can watch the teaser below:
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