Prime Video simply unleashed the official trailer and first look photographs for CROSS.
Prime Video Official Trailer For CROSS Starring Aldis Hodge
The rollout for the collection, which stars Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, has saved us drooling in anticipation because the preliminary reveal again in Might. From Paramount Tv Studios and Skydance Tv, CROSS is a posh, twisted, pulse-pounding thriller created by showrunner and government producer Ben Watkins, based mostly upon the characters from James Patterson’s best-selling Alex Cross ebook collection.
Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely able to digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, to be able to determine—and in the end seize—the murderers. Hodge stars within the collection and in addition serves as a producer. CROSS additionally stars Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Jennifer Wigmore, Eloise Mumford, and Ryan Eggold.
Watch the trailer under:
There’s been a lot speak about Hodge’s good-looking main man seems to be, however that trailer actually blew us away with the way in which it was capable of ship a portrait of the depth of the character he’s portraying.
How Is Prime Video’s CROSS Totally different Than Earlier Variations?
From what we noticed, this model of Alex Cross is a person who’s deeply grief-stricken following the demise of his spouse. He’s additionally a father (we had been excited to see Melody Hurd taking part in his daughter!) Talking of acquainted faces, we’re excited to see Isaiah Mustafa starring as his proper hand man John Sampson. Mustafa is nearly unrecognizable with that beard.
We’ve had a number of watching Hodge on this position, and even joked with him again in July about the way in which followers have been salivating over the promotional photographs.
“I noticed some reactions right here and there and I stated ‘OK I see I see what the journey we about to go on,’ it means a brother acquired to remain on the health club, however I’ll fortunately settle for the acknowledgement,” Hodge advised BOSSIP. “Simply look right here girls, my eyes are up right here! I’m an individual with emotions, that’s it! Nevertheless it’s hilarious, the viewers they be saying some stuff, they humorous they acquired to appreciate my Mama proper right here, my Mama be studying these items. Relax, there’s a line and generally y’all simply be like leapfrogging over it. I respect the assist.”
Hodge additionally opened up about how showrunner Ben Watkins labored to create a model of the Alex Cross story that introduced audiences nearer to his cultural expertise as a Black man.
“I let you know, about so far as the very strategic and particular pointed narrative with regards to addressing his Black world proper?” Hodge agreed. “Our showrunner and present creator Ben Watkins has stated that he’s by no means seen a Black Alex Cross. He’s seen a detective or police officer, and what he means by that’s, a celebration or execution of seeing the Black world that he really lives in. What’s that fact? As a Black man strolling via this world we are able to’t ignore what he’s going to face due to the truth that he’s Black. It’s not drawing all the eye to that, however clearly as Black folks we all know, we get consideration that we didn’t even ask for. How do you take care of that, you recognize? And Ben is the primary Black creator to place out a Cross undertaking proper? So in that now we have an entirely nuanced and really new strategy to what this character is in his world, which I believe is admittedly fairly refreshing and it’s going to resonate with the viewers. It has resonated with the viewers fairly effectively as a result of there’s a aid in being like, ‘Oh we get this, this, and this however we additionally get the honesty of what that is over right here and belief me we go there and it’s superior.”
Clearly no matter Watkins did has labored wonders as a result of the collection has already been renewed for a second season following Prime Video’s inaugural Upfront presentation.
Aldis Hodge Says His Black Options Haven’t At all times Been Celebrated
Hodge additionally opened as much as BOSSIP about how his sturdy Black options haven’t at all times been celebrated the way in which they’re now.
“Surprisingly sufficient, after I was youthful, as a result of my eyes had been so huge, and chocolatey as I used to be, lots of people didn’t rent me or didn’t need me as a result of I used to be so darkish, or as a result of they are saying I look humorous as a result of my eyes and all that,” Aldis recalled. “And my Mama advised me, ‘Don’t you are concerned child considered one of lately folks gonna be wanting you on your chocolatey-ness and on your look and all that.’ It’s a type of issues the place, the world could beat you down for it as a result of they don’t know methods to respect it, however you must learn to use it to your benefit. It’s a must to make what they’d say is an obstacle your superpower to allow them to by no means refute it by no means once more. You don’t get me with out my ability set and that comes with the package deal So what you gonna do? I ain’t supplying you with no choices, it’s what it’s.”
We’re ecstatic to see him being celebrated now and we are able to’t wait to look at Alex Cross giving criminals hell come November.
Watkins serves as showrunner and government producer through his Blue Monday Productions banner. Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, and Craig Siebels additionally government produce, with James Patterson, Invoice Robinson, and Patrick Santa government producing for James Patterson Leisure. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Invoice Bost are government producing for Skydance Tv.
On November 14, all eight episodes will premiere completely on Prime Video in additional than 240 international locations and territories worldwide.