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.

Cross is a solid crime thriller made very watchable by Hodge’s performance as the title character.

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.

Cross frequently crosses the line beyond improbable to incredibly insane, with a series of escalating climaxes that feel like a game of whack-the-perv. On the other hand, it's never boring. [18 Nov - 8 Dec 2024, p.4]

Cross’ attempt to both create and critique a TV police procedural that offers a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase between killer and cop comes up short. But that’s not for lack of ambition.

Hodge, usually a magnetic performer, settles on a glaring, unmediated intensity. The A plot, in which Cross investigates the murder of a defund-the-police activist, blossoms into a richly nonsensical “Silence of the Lambs”-style fantasia. Common sense is left far behind, in matters large and small.

Despite only being eight episodes, the season still feels overlong. The serial killer storyline in particular is dragged out beyond all reason, and even at times when it appears to be coming to a head, a new spanner will be thrown into the works to explain why the renowned detective Cross can't capture the most obvious villain in TV history.