Alex Cross, the literary world’s well-known crime detective, is receiving a makeover in the latest television adaptation, “Cross,” coming to Amazon Prime on Nov. 14.

Cross' showrunner Ben Watkins and leading man Aldis Hodge explain why the actor taking on the iconic role has been years in the making and why the Prime show goes hard.

Unlike in some previous adaptations, this Alex Cross is particularly spry and muscled — just as the writer James Patterson created him.

Aldis Hodge told UPI that no downside existed in bringing the iconic Washington homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross to the small screen for the first time.

Prime Video is betting that the small screen will be the right home for Alex Cross as the titular detective's new series “Cross” starring Aldis Hodge debuts Thursday.

Aldis Hodge says Ben Watkins' TV adaptation of James Patterson's iconic "Alex Cross" books series, "Cross," is the show he's been wanting to do his entire acting career, saying he feels comfortable coming to work on a series that authentically portrays the Black community and its diverse culture.

"Why prepare for success only to be surprised by it when you achieve it?" Aldis Hodge's career has been busy since his debut as a child actor in the 1995 film Die Hard with a Vengeance, but he says all that work has culminated in Prime Video's Cross (November 14).

Standing on the shoulders of Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry, who portrayed the character in the films “Kiss the Girls,” “Along Came a Spider” and “Alex Cross,” Aldis Hodge is taking on James Patterson’s beloved character in Prime Video’s heart-racing crime thriller “Cross.