Aldis Hodge Is Out To Catch A Psycho Killer In Prime Video Crime Thriller Sequence

Regardless of being the topic of 34 bestselling crime novels from writer James Patterson, fictional Washington Metro PD detective and Psychology PhD holder Alex Cross has but to get a very good display screen adaptation. Morgan Freeman starring 90s twofer Kiss The Women and Alongside Got here A Spider have been first rate sufficient, while the much less stated about Tyler Perry’s 2012 effort in all probability the higher. Nevertheless, all that appears set to vary with Prime Video’s upcoming sequence Cross. Written and created by Hand Of God producer Ben Watkins, this new sequence stars Aldis Hodge (Black Adam) as Cross, the star detective who deploys his prodigious expertise for forensic psychology to catch killers. Try the primary trailer beneath:

A fetishistic killer. Intensely private stakes. Thoughts video games upon thoughts video games upon thoughts video games. Is anyone else getting some critical American Luther vibes from this, or is it simply us? Both means, there’s a lot right here to get hyped about. Hodge bringing the brains and the brawn as he coolly says “you may name me Detective Alex Cross” within the interrogation room; that never-out-of-style sterile, Seven reminiscent muted palette; and a case that appears each correctly compelling and primed to push Cross to his limits. Actually, what extra might you ask for? Oh, a synopsis. Properly, we do have that, too: “Detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross is pulled again from household go away to hunt a harmful serial killer after the tragic lack of his spouse. Set in Washington, D.C., the sequence follows Cross as he makes use of his experience to delve into the minds of criminals.”

Among the many actors becoming a member of Hodge within the line-up for Cross are Jennifer Wigmore (Dream Situation), Isaiah Mustafa (IT Chapter Two), Sharon Taylor (Smallville), and Stacie Greenwell (Perry Mason). And while we’ll have to attend till the sequence’ launch on Prime Video on 14 November to search out out whether or not Cross ticks all our crime thriller sequence containers, the truth that the present has already had its second season greenlit earlier than the primary even airs absolutely bodes nicely. Plus, with Bosch: Legacy having simply been given the heave-ho, you do not want a PhD to see that the timing could not be higher for a brand new Amazon adaptation of a sequence of beloved American style bestsellers.