‘Cross’ Is a Tantalizing Crime Thriller With a Towering Aldis Hodge: TV Review

variety.com:

Aramide Tinubu Standing on the shoulders of Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry, who portrayed the character in the films “Kiss the Girls,” “Along Came a Spider” and “Alex Cross,” Aldis Hodge is taking on James Patterson’s beloved character in Prime Video‘s heart-racing crime thriller “Cross.” Created by Ben Watkins, Hodge portrays the detective and forensic psychologist.

A widower and a father of two, Alex is determined to get answers at any cost. In this first season of “Cross” — in a sign of confidence, it was already renewed for Season 2 earlier this year — Alex finds himself pursuing a prolific, meticulous serial killer while trying to solve the mystery of his late wife’s murder.

It is an exhilarating series that goes beyond victims and murderers to examine mental health and unhealthy fixations. Centering on two different mysteries woven throughout eight episodes, “Cross” is shocking and exciting. “Cross” opens at an outdoor brewery.

Alex and his wife Maria (Chaunteé Schuler Irving) engage in playful PDA while watching a football game with Alex’s best friend and partner, Detective John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa), and his date.