After the end of the second season of Cross, Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) finds himself at a new crossroads, with his career, personal life, and moral compass all thrown into question. As he prepares for massive changes, his world begins to shift in ways he may not be ready for, forcing him to confront difficult choices that could redefine who he is both as a detective and as a man.
The first signs of that change are already underway for Season 3 of Cross, with Ethan Embry joining the series as a season regular, adding a new dynamic to Cross’ already complicated world.
Here is a look at how Season 2 changed the life and career of Alex Cross forever, and what it means for Season 3.
When will Season 3 premiere?
On March 18, Prime Video announced the renewal of the hit thriller series Cross for a third season. The eight-episode Season 3 will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. There is no date yet for the premiere, but please check back for updates.
Previously, creator Ben Watkins teased that he is planning for the show to run for four seasons. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Wakins said, “I already had a four-year plan. We want this thing to go for 10 seasons, but in my head, I had already made a four-year plan, and it’s based on some things that I want to do to mine and pay homage to the characters that are in the Alex Cross book series.”
Who will star in Season 3 of Cross?
There’s no doubt Aldis Hodge would return to the title role of Alex Cross, and Season 3 will most likely feature Isaiah Mustafa as John Sampson, Samantha Walkes as Elle Monteiro, Alona Tal as Kayla Craig, Johnny Ray Gill as Bobby Trey, Juanita Jennings as Regina “Nana Mama” Cross, Caleb Elijah as Damon Cross, and Melody Hurd as Janelle Cross as well.
On April 17, Deadline announced that Ethan Embry will join Season 3 as Frederick, a charismatic sobriety coach “known for leading with tough love.” What part he will play in the overall story and his effect on Alex Cross remains to be seen.
What happened in the finale of Cross Season 2?
In the Season 2 finale, Alex Cross closes in on the truth behind Lance Duran’s (Matthew Lillard) Crestbrooke Corp. and his fraudulent foundation Prosperity Seed, which he used to cover up a human trafficking operation. Lance pushes forward with Prosperity Seed while using his political influence to shield himself from investigation. However, Rebecca/Luz (Jeanine Mason) corners Lance just before a public announcement about Prosperity Seed and attempts to kill him, but is caught by Alex.
Meanwhile, Luz finally learns that her own Aunt Clare (Michelle C. Bonilla) orchestrated the events that led to her mother Gabriela Porras’ death, manipulating Luz into becoming an instrument of revenge.
The confrontation culminates at a dam, where Luz, realizing she was used and refusing to turn herself in, seemingly plunges over the dam, taking her own life, after forcing Cross to promise he will make things right.
Lance appears to have gotten away with his sins, and as a result, every cop and corrupt government official on his payroll comes after Alex. Just when it seems Lance has the bureau in his pocket and even Kayla Craig (Alona Tal) turns on Alex, Senator Pete Ashford (Josh Peck) comes forward to help Alex, and exposing Durand and his cronies. In doing so, he proves to be one of the few good people amid the corruption, even giving Cross of the Metropolitan Police Department a shout-out.
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The revelation sparks a massive investigation, during which the bodies of the missing children hidden on Durand’s land are uncovered, finally allowing them to be properly laid to rest.
In the end, Durand is arrested. But Cross, who had come close to being arrested himself and had seen just how deep the corruption ran within his own department, decides he wants no part of the Metropolitan Police Department anymore and turns in his badge.
Cross resigns at the end of the season. He got Durand, he changed the law for the better, but after everything he witnessed, his trust in the system is destroyed. For Cross, he can’t be part of something with that many people looking the other way.
In the final moments of Season 2, the viewers catch a glimpse of a familiar back tattoo on a female figure as she walks away, part of a crowd in a small Mexican village. Luz? Did she survive?
What does that mean for Alex Cross?
“I think Cross made an intentional choice, not necessarily to give up, but to walk away from a system that he could not fix,” said star Aldis Hodge to TV Insider. “He still, in his mind, represents what he thinks justice is. He’s going to find a different route to represent said justice.”
“But I think we shed light on the truth of, ‘What is justice?’ It is not what is sold to us. Justice is sometimes not even found in law. Sometimes the measure of equality has to be met by changing laws,” explained the actor. “For any means of equality to be met, laws have to be changed. So I think we’re reflecting the nature of the casualties left behind in the wake of not representing justice in its true intent. And I think that we have those conversations through the actions of these characters.”
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— Additional reporting by Amanda Bell