Cross Season 2 Release Date, Cast Lineup, Plot Spoilers & Trailer – Everything We Know So Far

The countdown is almost over for fans of Alex Cross: Cross Season 2 lands on Prime Video on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, and the streamer is shaking up its rollout strategy. Instead of dropping all eight chapters at once, the first three episodes debut together on premiere day, followed by a fresh episode every Wednesday until the finale in March. Why the switch? According to insiders, Amazon wants to keep weekly buzz alive on social media—an approach that paid dividends for recent hits such as Reacher and The Boys. Viewers can expect cliff-hangers engineered to dominate mid-week water-cooler chatter and drive sustained viewing rather than a one-weekend binge. Returning star Aldis Hodge once again steps into the shoes of forensic psychologist-turned-FBI profiler Alex Cross. Season 1 ended with Cross uncovering a larger conspiracy tied to his late wife’s murder; Season 2 picks up the thread as new adversary “The Surgeon” surfaces in Washington, D.C. The cat-and-mouse game forces Cross to juggle fatherhood, bureaucratic politics and a string of copy-cat killings inspired by his earlier cases. Isaiah Mustafa (John Sampson), Juanita Jennings (Nana Mama) and Melody Hurd (Janelle Cross) reprise their roles, while newcomers Gina Torres and Diego Boneta join the ensemble as a hard-nosed district attorney and a tech-savvy criminologist, respectively. Showrunner Ben Watkins promises higher stakes and bigger action set pieces: location filming moved from Atlanta to Baltimore for a grittier East-Coast vibe, and stunt coordinator Jeff Glover teases a two-episode arc featuring a foot chase through the Inner Harbor and a practical effects-driven ferry explosion. In terms of source material, writers draw primarily from James Patterson’s novel “Pop Goes the Weasel,” blending it with original storylines that expand the Cross family mythology. Prime Video will stream Season 2 in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos; the service has also bundled the series in its “Crime Time Wednesdays” row alongside Bosch, Goliath and Three Pines, betting on cross-pollination among thriller audiences. For cord-cutters, an ad-supported tier will carry the series day-and-date, offering a low-cost entry point for newcomers eager to sample the franchise. Key dates to bookmark: • 11 Feb 2026 – Episodes 1-3 premiere • 18 Feb 2026 – Episode 4 • 25 Feb 2026 – Episode 5 • 4 Mar 2026 – Episode 6 • 11 Mar 2026 – Episode 7 • 18 Mar 2026 – Season finale (Episode 8) Fans who need a refresher can stream all eight episodes of Season 1 now; Amazon has also uploaded a two-minute “Previously on Cross” montage and the official Season 2 teaser to the Prime Video YouTube channel, both trending on the platform’s “Up Next” carousel. Early analytics from Parrot Analytics indicate that pre-launch demand for Cross Season 2 has already surpassed the Season 1 peak by 37 percent, signaling a breakout year for the Patterson-verse on television. Whether you’re here for Hodge’s layered performance, the cerebral whodunits, or the pulse-pounding action, make room on your February watch list. Cross Season 2 is poised to sharpen its psychological edge—and, with its staggered release, keep you guessing well into spring.