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Cross

2024 · 3 seasons

A brooding, propulsive detective thriller that keeps you leaning forward, balancing grim procedural work with raw family grief.

Created by
Ben Watkins
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings
Tagline
New season. Higher stakes. Same Cross.
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Paramount Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Ben Watkins
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • grief
  • obsession
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Length
3 seasons, 16 episodes
Network
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Country
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Languages
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