Prime Video Renews Cross for Season 3 After 40M Viewers

Prime Video has renewed its thriller series "Cross" for a third season, coinciding with the release of the season two finale on the streaming platform. The announcement highlights the show's strong viewership, which drew 40 million global viewers in its first 20 days and topped charts in over 100 countries. Starring Aldis Hodge as detective Alex Cross, the series adapts James Patterson's bestselling novels and follows the brilliant but troubled investigator as he navigates complex cases in Washington, D.C.

Season two, which premiered on February 11 with its first three episodes followed by weekly installments, centers on Cross teaming up with FBI Agent Kayla Craig, played by Alona Tal, to protect billionaire Lance Durand, portrayed by Matthew Lillard. Durand, the CEO of Crestbrook Industries, faces death threats tied to the murder of a prominent figure and his company's involvement in human trafficking and child labor. The antagonist, a vigilante known as Luz and played by Jeanine Mason, systematically targets individuals she holds responsible for her mother's death years earlier. Luz's mother, a doctor in a Mexican village, had treated trafficked children, drawing the ire of...