‘Cross’ Season 2 Review: Aldis Hodge Returns With a Timely and Compelling New Mystery

After decades of trying to make author James Patterson’s well-known character Alex Cross sizzle on the big screen with both Morgan Freeman (“Kiss the Girls,” “Along Came a Spider”) and Tyler Perry (“Alex Cross”), Prime Video found the right format and best lead in “Leverage” and “Underground” star Aldis Hodge for “Cross.”

Instead of only leaning into Alex Cross as a brilliant DC Metro detective with an uncanny ability to foil a serial killer’s best laid plans, they added several layers ...