The primary trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s Cross is right here, and it’s clear the title character goes to be coping with a really twisted villain when this collection premieres in November.
Cross is an adaptation of the James Patterson novels and facilities on Alex Cross, performed by Aldis Hodge, a detective with a Ph.D in psychology who’s elevating his two youngsters as a single father following the devastating homicide of his spouse.
The logline for the brand new collection is: “Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely able to digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, with the intention to establish — and finally seize — the murderers.”
Within the preview, we see at the least one (and perhaps extra) killer; in voice over, a person says, “I’m not a monster. I don’t kill for enjoyable. You’re gonna be a part of a masterpiece. And once I’m completed the world will know the reality.” We additionally get a glimpse of somebody placing on a fairly menacing masks and be taught that some victims seem to have their appearances altered — together with shaving their heads — earlier than being staged as deaths by suicide or overdose.
It’s unknown presently who the first antagonist of Cross‘ first season shall be or whether or not it’ll straight relate to a widely known literary counterpart from the novels. The villains featured in different variations of Alex Cross tales included Casanova aka Nick Ruskin in Kiss the Ladies, The Spider aka Gary Soneji in Alongside Got here a Spider, and Picasso aka Michael Sullivan in Alex Cross (a variant of the novel’s The Butcher of Sligo). The title character was beforehand portrayed by Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry.
Elsewhere within the trailer, it’s clear that the case(s) will proceed to be too near residence for Cross, as he finds a photograph of his household together with his spouse’s face crossed out and learns {that a} malign actor was even in his residence.
Alongside Hodge, Cross additionally options Isaiah Mustafa as Detective John Sampson, Juanita Jennings as Regina Cross, Sharon Taylor as Lt. Oracene Massey, Alona Tal as Kayla Craig, Samantha Walkes as Elle Monteiro, Caleb Elijah as Damon Cross, Melody Hurd as Janelle Cross, Jennifer Wigmore as Chief Anderson, Eloise Mumford as Shannon Witmore, and Ryan Eggold as Ed Ramsey.
Cross, which premieres in full on November 14, has already been renewed for a second season by the streamer. The second season will characteristic the addition of actors Jeanine Mason, Wes Chatham, and Matthew Lillard.
Cross, collection premiere, November 14, Amazon Prime Video
