Plot: DC homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) as he tackles personal grief and a sadistic serial killer known as the “Fanboy.” Alongside partner John Sampson, Cross pursues Ed Ramsey (Ryan Eggold), a manipulative elite obsessed with mimicking infamous serial killers.
Season 1 of cross was good.
Pros: I like now it goes fully into its homicide detective storyline . It was very heavy on its two plotlines involving two different serial killers. Ed Ramsey was a ruthless villain. It’s balanced of action and police procedure was on point. Aldis Hodge really worked as Alex Cross and he’s chemistry with Isaiah Mustafa’s John Sampson & it delivered on the twists and turns that surprised me.
Cons: It the Ed Ramsey storyline did drag too much into this season run. The dialogue was a bit simplistic at times. It can be heavy-handed with it messaging. I got serious with police constant mistakes/decisions makings & plenty of trademarks of this pacific genre.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Created by Ben Watkins
Based on Alex Cross by James Patterson
Showrunner: Ben Watkins
Starring: Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Jennifer Wigmore, Eloise Mumford & Ryan Eggold.
Music by Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge
Executive producers: Ben Watkins, Craig Siebels, Nzingha Stewart, James Patterson, Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, Bill Robinson, Patrick Santa, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Matt Thunell
Producers: Aldis Hodge, Chris Agoston
Cinematography: Brendan Steacy, Jeremy Benning, Maya Bankovic
Editors: Roslyn Kalloo, Jorge Weisz, Steven Lang, Geoff Ashenhurst, Matt Coleshill
Production companies: Blue Monday Productions, Skydance Television, Paramount Television Studios, Amazon MGM Studios
Network: Amazon Prime Video
Casts & Characters:
- Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, a Washington, D.C. police detective and forensic psychologist.
- Isaiah Mustafa as Detective John Sampson, Alex’s Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department partner
- Juanita Jennings as Regina “Nana Mama” Cross, Alex’s grandmother
- Alona Tal as Kayla Craig, a FBI agent who helps Alex out, while sleeping with Detective Sampson on the side.
- Samantha Walkes as Elle Monteiro, Alex’s love interest who is an executive director of a nonprofit organization
- Caleb Elijah as Damon Cross, Alex’s son
- Melody Hurd as Janelle “Jannie” Cross, Alex’s daughter
- Jennifer Wigmore as Chief April Anderson (season 1; special guest star season 2), the Chief of Police, Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department
- Ryan Eggold as Ed Ramsey (season 1), a wealthy man with a lot of power in Washington, D.C. with secrets
- Eloise Mumford as Shannon Witmer (season 1), a woman that Ed meets in a dating app
- Johnny Ray Gill as Bobby Trey (season 2; recurring season 1), a former cop who now works for Ed
Recurring
- Matt Baram as Detective Bill Hardy
- Mercedes de la Zerda as Detective Amielynn Vega
- Stacie Greenwell as Detective Shawna De Lackner
- Dwain Murphy as Detective Akbar
- Siobhan Murphy as Tania Hightower, a journalist who wants to get the scoop on the murder investigations
- Jason Rogel as Chris Wu
- Chaunteé Schuler Irving as Maria Cross, Alex’s deceased wife
- Sharon Taylor as Lieutenant Oracene Massey, Alex’s direct superior
- Karen Robinson as Miss Nancy
I recommend watching this first season on prime video before seeing the new season.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe