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Cross

New season. Higher stakes. Same Cross.

7.0IMDb304 votesWorth your time
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2024 –3 seasons · 16 episodesTV-MAReturning series
MysteryCrimeDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Aldis Hodge

Aldis Hodge

Alex Cross

16 eps

Isaiah Mustafa

Isaiah Mustafa

John Sampson

16 eps

Juanita Jennings

Juanita Jennings

Regina 'Nana Mama' Cross

16 eps

Alona Tal

Alona Tal

Kayla Craig

16 eps

Ryan Eggold

Ryan Eggold

Ed Ramsey

8 eps

Samantha Walkes

Samantha Walkes

Elle Montiero

16 eps

Eloise Mumford

Eloise Mumford

Shannon Witmer

8 eps

Caleb Elijah

Caleb Elijah

Damon Cross

16 eps

Melody Hurd

Melody Hurd

Janelle 'Jannie' Cross

16 eps

Jennifer Wigmore

Jennifer Wigmore

Chief Anderson

13 eps

Johnny Ray Gill

Johnny Ray Gill

Bobby Trey

15 eps

Jeanine Mason

Jeanine Mason

Rebecca

8 eps

Wes Chatham

Wes Chatham

Donnie

8 eps

Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard

Lance Durand

8 eps

Matt Baram

Matt Baram

Val Hardy

10 eps

Mercedes de la Zerda

Mercedes de la Zerda

Amielynn Vega

13 eps

Kristin Dodson

Vanessa Norris

2 eps

Stacie Greenwell

Stacie Greenwell

Shawna De Lackner

12 eps

Dwain Murphy

Dwain Murphy

Akbar

11 eps

Siobhan Murphy

Siobhan Murphy

Tania Hightower

4 eps

Jason Rogel

Jason Rogel

Chris Wu

4 eps

Chaunteé Schuler Irving

Chaunteé Schuler Irving

Maria Cross

4 eps

Sharon Taylor

Sharon Taylor

Oracene Massey

6 eps

Erniel Baez

Alejandro 'Jando' Galvan

4 eps

Kimberly S. Fairbanks

Kimberly S. Fairbanks

Mother Goodspeed

2 eps

Kiran Friesen

Kiran Friesen

Brenda Leeland

2 eps

Ann Hamilton

Ann Hamilton

Becky Witmer

4 eps

Karen Robinson

Karen Robinson

Miss Nancy

5 eps

Esther Chung

Publicist

2 eps

Richard Waugh

Richard Waugh

Pendleton Whitney

4 eps

Shannon DeVido

Shannon DeVido

Susan Kowaleski

3 eps

Marion Adler

Marion Adler

Senator Caitlin Goldman

3 eps

Ryan Allen

Ryan Allen

Peter Lenox

4 eps

Carla Vega

Tana Lee

6 eps

Rob Baker

Rob Baker

Thomas Witmer

2 eps

Jessica Clement

Jessica Clement

Deirdre Nolan

3 eps

Kristin Booth

Kristin Booth

Dr. Marla Daine

3 eps

Darnell Bartholomew

Phineas Carter

2 eps

Ashley Rios

Ashley Rios

Malika Goodspeed

8 eps

Bam Hall

Principal Marty Brock

5 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Cross actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Cross reads strongest on Tension, Cliffhanger Intensity and Bingeability.

TensionDefining9.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Cliffhanger IntensityVery strong8.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

BingeabilityVery strong7.9

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Character DepthVery strong7.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Emotional WeightStrong6.5

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

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.

The run

Seasons

3 seasons · 16 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    20248 episodes

    4.5IMDb

    Alex Cross, a detective and forensic psychologist, along with his partner John Sampson, begins tracking a serial killer following the shocking murder of a Black Lives Matter activist.

    Best episode · S01E02 Ride the White Horsey

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    20268 episodes

    3.7IMDb

    In Season Two, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.

    Best episode · S02E06 Gather

  • Season 3 · Unannounced

    Season 3

    0 episodes

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Ride the White Horsey

S01E02

Ride the White Horsey

5.0IMDb34 votes

Emir Goodspeed's murder spreads like wildfire through D.C., catching others in its burn, while D.C.-powerbroker Ed Ramsey seduces his next victim: an art aficionado named Shannon Witmer.

14 Nov 202453 min
Still from Hero Complex

S01E01

Hero Complex

4.9IMDb37 votes

Washington, D.C. Detective Alex Cross is called to solve the case when a Black Lives Matter activist is killed in cold blood.

14 Nov 202462 min
Still from The Good Book

S01E03

The Good Book

4.8IMDb32 votes

Cross raids a home connected to Emir's murder. The suspect escapes, but leaves behind a piece of evidence so unique, it limits the list of suspects to an elite D.C. few.

14 Nov 202458 min
Still from Happy Birthday

S01E07

Happy Birthday

4.4IMDb27 votes

Cross closes in on Ed Ramsey as the clock desperately ticks down to the moment when Shannon Witmer is set to die. Will Cross make it in time?

14 Nov 202459 min
Still from What Happens at Ramsey's

S01E05

What Happens at Ramsey's

4.4IMDb26 votes

Cross and Elle dine at Ed Ramsey's house for his annual birthday soiree. But the night's twists take a dark turn, when Cross realizes that Ramsey's next victim is in the house.

14 Nov 202451 min
Still from You Had Me at Motherfucker

S01E08

You Had Me at Motherfucker

4.4IMDb27 votes

Cross realizes that his attempt to protect his family has put them in more danger. He races against time to rescue the people he loves.

14 Nov 202460 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Scatter

S02E02

Scatter

3.5IMDb21 votes
11 Feb 202654 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Music

Where to watch

Streaming

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