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Cross

A slick, watchable crime thriller with a strong lead performance and an easy binge pace, but it leans heavily on familiar serial-killer procedural beats and can feel more pulpy than distinctive. Best if you want a glossy, emotionally wounded detective story rather than a deeply original mystery.

50% (35,078)

Cross

Where to watch: Amazon

TV Show · Crime · Drama

2024 · ★ 50% (35.1K)

New season. Higher stakes. Same Cross.

Starring: Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings

Overview

Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. 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.

Production

Skydance Television, Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount Television Studios, Blue Monday Productions, Paramount Television Studios

Cast

Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Johnny Ray Gill, Jeanine Mason, Wes Chatham, Matthew Lillard

Where to watch

Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

Curator Review

Verdict

A slick, watchable crime thriller with a strong lead performance and an easy binge pace, but it leans heavily on familiar serial-killer procedural beats and can feel more pulpy than distinctive. Best if you want a glossy, emotionally wounded detective story rather than a deeply original mystery.

Best for

  • fans of dark network-style crime procedurals
  • viewers who like damaged-guy detective leads
  • binge-watchers who want fast-moving casework and cliffhangers
  • people who enjoy serial-killer thrillers with family stakes

Skip if

  • you want a highly original or prestige-level crime drama
  • you’re tired of brooding detective-with-trauma stories
  • you prefer tightly realistic police procedure over heightened thriller plotting
  • you want a complete, finished series with no ongoing arc

Overview

Cross is built for momentum: a charismatic central performance, a grim Washington, D.C. setting, and a steady stream of murders, conspiracies, and personal stakes. It understands the appeal of a brilliant detective whose private life is as damaged as the cases he solves, and it keeps the episodes moving with enough twists to make it easy to keep going.

Worth noting

What keeps it from being a stronger recommendation is familiarity. The show often feels like a polished remix of better-known serial-killer and cop-thriller traditions, with emotional beats and procedural turns that rarely surprise for long. It’s effective more than revelatory, and the tone can slide toward melodrama when it would benefit from restraint.

Bottom line

If you like your crime dramas sleek, intense, and bingeable, it delivers solid entertainment. If you’re looking for a standout mystery engine or a fresh take on the genre, it’s likely to feel like good-enough television rather than essential viewing.

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Themes

serial killers, grief and trauma, family stakes, obsession, detective work, corruption, psychological suspense, urban crime

Topics

crime thriller, procedural, serial killer, dark tone, bingeable, psychological suspense, family drama, urban setting, mystery, neo-noir

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