We were very lucky to be able to sit down with Cross’s central star Aldis Hodge, alongside Season Two’s new addition Matthew Lillard, both of whom are two eclectic and extremely talented actors, and we were able to share a very open and eager chat about the series, and the intrigue that awaits audiences this season.

Check out the full interview with Aldis Hodge (Detective Alex Cross) and Matthew Lillard (Lance Durand_ below:

Both Aldis and Matthew were fantastic to talk to, and their enthusiasm for the new series had us buzzing, not to mention that they were extremely open about the moral grey aras that this new season takes’ Cross’ narrative into, and how this season will offer up plenty of insightful drama that will get fans talking amonst themselves when it comes downs to the action of right and wrong, justice and vigilantism, and just where a hero sits in a corrupted system.

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Watch the all-new trailer for Season Two of Cross below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

A bolder, more dangerous chapter awaits in Cross as billionaire business titan Lance Durand (Matthew Lillard) calls the FBI for protection after receiving a death threat — one that links him to the murder of a billionaire playboy. Detective Alex Cross and FBI Agent Kayla Craig (Alona Tal) lead a new joint mission to protect Durand and to find the killer, who leaves behind gruesome clues. Meanwhile, John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa), Cross’ partner and longtime best friend, makes an unexpected connection.

This all-new trailer for Cross finds Hodge’s Detective Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist with an uncanny ability to get inside the minds of killers in order to stop them, being pulled into a unqiue new case that sees him teamed up with hard-charging FBI Agent Kayla Craig (Alona Tal), as they are assigned as a protective detail to famed billionaire Lance Durand (Matthew Lillard), whose philanthropic image hides far darker secrets and sees him as the target of a malicious killer with a very personal grudge.

The new trailer is sure to whip audiences up into a frenzy, and it promises an intriguing new angle to this still-developing Cross series, which has amped up the atmosphere of the police thriller and is showcasing a brand new edge to detective fiction, and audiences will again be pulled headfirst into this new chapter of Cross’s story.

 

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The first season generated more than 40 million viewers globally over its first 20 days, which established Cross as a breakout hit for Prime Video, the new season will premiere February 11, 2026 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, launching with the first three episodes followed by weekly instalments leading up to the season finale on March 18, 2026.

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Cross follows decorated D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist Dr. Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) as he faces a sadistic serial killer leaving a string of bodies strewn around the city. While Alex and his partner, John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa), track this killer, a mysterious threat from Cross’ past appears, aiming to destroy what he’s done to keep his grieving family, career, and life together.

For more than twenty years, author James Patterson has thrilled readers with the mystery and excitement of his Alex Cross series. This series follows the actions of Detective Alex Cross, a specialist in forensic psychology and criminal profiling who serves in the Washington Police Department. Cross is known for using his intellect and calculating mind to solve the most heinous of crimes and for going to extremes to do it. He has the ability to recognize patterns and insights that others can’t, and he is willing to apply both his intellect and brute force to his cases, making him an interesting, if not unpredictable, hero. Although Cross has made it to the big screen numerous times, it seems that long-form television is the ideal medium for his story to unfold. In this format, showrunner Ben Watkins can explore both the chilling thrills of this heightened serial killer thriller and examine the character of Cross when he is put under intense duress.

Bringing Alex Cross to life on Prime Video’s Cross is noted performer Aldis Hodge, who has been making headway in Hollywood over the last few years, and he’s a perfect casting choice for this adaptation. Hodge is an actor with an immense presence about him, and he brings this fully to his role as Alex Cross; not only is he a hulking beast of a man who can move with the speed of a panther, but Hodge dials in the intelligence and thoughtfulness of the character, and you buy into the mind games and manipulations that he uses to get over on the killers he’s chasing down. Hodge brings incredible thoughtfulness to the character, and you feel that Cross’s mind is, at times, both a blessing and a curse to the character, as no matter how hard he tries, he’s never able to switch it off. He also plays into the characters’ hero complex, and this is a guy who’ll go to extremes to see justice done. Whenever Hodge is on screen, you can’t help but be drawn into him, and this aids in developing the narrative.

While audiences have long been aware of the serial killer/crime procedural, with true crime documentaries and podcasts now being ranked as the number one engaged pieces of content, Cross takes a different tack to the genre and brings in real-world tensions and current day events to heighten the tension even further. While not wanting to run into spoiler territory in relation to the plot, Cross’s core narrative presents a different way of looking at the serial killer/police procedural and its central villain, ‘The Fanboy’ is a deranged and dangerous lunatic for Cross to take on. The Fanboy bears a striking similarity to Cross in both presence and intelligence, and this makes it feel that Hodge’s Cross is almost chasing his own dark shadow and the man he could have become had he gone down a darker path. The series starts off as a slow burn, but as the flames start to lap up, the action gets heavier, and you won’t want to look away as Cross gets closer to taking on this killer.

The atmosphere fills each scene of Cross, and showrunner Ben Watkins throws plenty of physical and emotional obstacles in Cross’ path, which adds to the series’ intensity. This series also has a real sense of style and recalls the classic cool of Shaft and the story’s winter setting in Washington D.C. and the city’s heightened political tension, resulting in a series that has a real point of difference from other crime procedurals. While Cross is not a direct origin story for the character, it sets the stage for this first chapter of the character on streaming, and we really are at the start of something exciting as the world of Alex Cross has begun to be built out. With the show already having been renewed for a second season ahead of its Season One debut, it’s about to get damn exciting from here.

Cross delivers sharp atmosphere, heavy tension, and explosive thrills, and Aldis Hodge absolutely shines in the role of Detective Alex Cross. This is a bold, exciting, scary, and intense new series, and you’ll want to binge-watch it in one single sitting.

Cross is now streaming on Prime Video.

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