Aldis Hodge and Isaiah Mustafa star in the ambitious drama based on Patterson’s Alex Cross novels.

Think Lee ChildsJack Reacher,Tom ClancysJack Ryan, and Jack CarrsThe Terminal Listseries.

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Like his literary namesake, Alex Cross is a widower.

Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, Isaiah Mustafa as John Sampson, Alona Tal as Kayla Craig

Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, and Alona Tal in ‘Cross’.Keri Anderson/Prime Video

Shes the love of your life.

Shes the one person above all that you want to protect, and you cant.

Cross Alex is also always the smartest guy in the room.

Ryan Eggold as Ed Ramsey, Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross.

Ryan Eggold and Aldis Hodge in ‘Cross’.Keri Anderson/Prime Video

Check, check, and check.

Im sorry, but I would feel like I was selling out my own people.

Alex counters that the job helps him serve that community but neither side is convinced.

Aldis Hodge and Isaiah Mustafa in ‘Cross’

Aldis Hodge and Isaiah Mustafa in ‘Cross’.Prime Video

She looks at him aghast.

Wow, she scoffs.

You have been pushed to a whole new level of coonery.

On your dads new favorite show!

It certainly feels like progress.

At only 8 taut episodes,Crosspacks a good amount of plot into each hour.

Their platonic love story is so appealing, it makes Alex Cross romance with Elle feel even more listless.