Cross
Prime Video | Release Date: November 14, 2024
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
15
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
RogerEbert.comSherin NicoleNov 14, 2024
Season 1 Review: This series thrives in its dimensionality, becoming more than a "good adaptation." After years of cinematic efforts to bring a beloved literary character to life, we can finally say "Cross" is killer. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyKristen BaldwinNov 13, 2024
Season 1 Review: Tortured, brilliant hero with an almost supernatural ability to navigate a mental maze of clues and come out the other side with the answer? Check, check, and check. What sets Cross apart, though, is that Watson and his writers treat those tropes as a point of departure rather than home base. Read full review
80
TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceFeb 11, 2026
Season 2 Review: In short, Cross’s sophomore season is a triumph that strengthens audience investment in the series as well as in Hodge’s continual portrayal of the complex detective. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid OpieNov 15, 2024
Season 1 Review: Opting for a new mystery welcomes fans and newbies alike to the world of Alex Cross in a successful adaptation that's left us feeling anything but cro… disappointed. Read full review
80
DeciderJoel KellerNov 14, 2024
Season 1 Review: Cross is a solid crime thriller made very watchable by Hodge’s performance as the title character. Read full review
80
VarietyAramide TinubuNov 13, 2024
Season 1 Review: “Cross” is largely captivating, but there are a couple of flubs. .... Still, with Hodge at the center and Watkins at the helm, “Cross” is a crime drama boasting several astonishing curveballs. Read full review
80
IGNLuke ReillyNov 13, 2024
Season 1 Review: Alex Cross joins Prime Video’s growing legion of literary badasses in what’s easily the strongest and most faithful adaptation of James Patterson’s bestselling detective series to date. Read full review
70
Screen RantNick BythrowFeb 11, 2026
Season 2 Review: While I'm still more partial to season 1's approach of giving Alex a deeply personal stake in the overall story, season 2 goes all-in on what works for its premise and succeeds. Maybe not to the same extent as season 1, but it's a success nevertheless. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydNov 13, 2024
Season 1 Review: Created by Ben Watkins, the series is solidly made and stylistically straightforward but does suffer a bit from its split personality. .... But above all, Hodge and Mustafa are charismatic performers with an easy rapport that begs for a reteaming. Read full review
70
ColliderNate RichardNov 13, 2024
Season 1 Review: For those looking for another action-crime series to stream while waiting for new seasons of Reacher and The Night Agent, Cross will surely do the trick. Read full review
68
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewRob OwenNov 15, 2024
Season 1 Review: Elements of Amazon Prime Video’s “Cross” make it stand out, but those positive attributes often get canceled out by predictable, unseemly scenes of violence against women. Read full review
63
The Mercury NewsRandy MyersNov 13, 2024
Season 1 Review: Prime’s eight-episode thriller from creator Ben Winter takes a creepy premise and makes it violent and watchable, even if the plot does doughnuts around logic. What saves it is that Hodge and Winters allow novelist James Patterson’s well-known character to be more of an anguished soul than the actors who previously portrayed him. Read full review
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