Hodge stars as Alex Cross in the Prime Video thriller refresh on the detective, which was renewed for a second season ahead of its Nov. 14 launch.

Aldis Hodge told UPI that no downside existed in bringing the iconic Washington homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross to the small screen for the first time.

In Ben Watkins's reimagining of James Patterson's classic character, Alex Cross, Aldis Hodge portrays a determined but grieving detective.

Alex Cross author James Patterson turned down seven figures from Hollywood to whitewash his titular detective character. The first Alex Cross novel, Along Came a Spider, was published in 1993. The series of books,

A tenacious but troubled Washington, D.C. police detective investigates a serial killing spree that may or may not be connected to a case from his own past.