Cross creator and showrunner Ben Watkins has explained why Aldis Hodge is the perfect actor to succeed Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry as Detective Alex Cross. Based on the best-selling series of crime novels by James Patterson, Cross is the third attempt at bringing the astute forensic psychologist and detective to life on screen. Where Freeman would originally play the role in 1997s Kiss the Girls and 2001s Along Came A Spider, Perry would later step in to lead the 2012 reboot Alex Cross. Meanwhile, Hodges version, which will be the characters first television adaptation, is due to arrive on Prime Video on November 14.
