Prime Video has announced the premiere date for its Alex Cross series Cross .
All eight episodes of Season 1 will debut on the platform on Thursday, November 14.
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Based on James Patterson ‘s novel series, the show has already been renewed for a second season. You can watch the official trailer (which was released in May) above.
Cross , helmed by Burn Notice producer Ben Watkins , stars Aldis Hodge ( Leverage ) as the titular detective and forensic psychologist. Cross can tap into the minds of killers and their victims to solve murders.
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He’s “brilliant, flawed, and full of contradictions,” notes Prime Video. “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.”
Also starring in Season 1 of the series is Ryan Eggold ( New Amsterdam ), Isaiah Mustafa ( Shadowhunters ), Alona Tal ( SEAL Team ), Johnny Ray Gill ( Underground ), Juanita Jennings ( Star ), Samantha Walkes ( Murdoch Mysteries ), Jennifer Wigmore ( Malory Towers ), Eloise Mumford ( Chicago Fire ) and child actors Melody Hurd ( THEM ) and Caleb Elijah.
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The show has secured Jeanine Mason ( Roswell , New Mexico ), Matthew Lillard ( Good Girls ) and Wes Chatham ( Ahsoka ) for Season 2. Executive producers Jim Dunn and Sam Ernst will be elevated to co-showrunners alongside Watkins for the second season.
“Bringing one of James Patterson’s most iconic literary characters to life for our global Prime Video customers was a dream come true, and we can’t wait for everyone to see Aldis Hodge’s dynamic performance as Cross,” Amazon MGM Studios TV chief Vernon Sanders said in a statement.
It continues: “Ben Watkins and his team have created something unique within the crime-thriller genre that long-time fans and newcomers alike will all enjoy. And with over 30 novels written by Patterson featuring Alex Cross as his main protagonist, it was an easy choice to bring Cross back for a second season.”
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