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Prime Video's Cross – Who Will Be The Villain In Season 1?

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1 month ago

November 15, 2024

Christoph Rediske

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Cross Season 1 debuts November 14, 2024 with its own original stories.
The show stars Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross and has already been renewed for a second season.
Ryan Eggold plays the villain Fanboy, offering a unique portrayal of a serial killer.

Excitement is building for Prime Video’s new crime series, Cross, ahead of its debut on the platform on November 14, 2024. The series is based on James Patterson’s iconic forensic detective, Alex Cross. The series will feature its own original stories, while recreating the vibe of the books. Cross season 1 will focus on Alex Cross and his team’s hunt for a serial killer known as Fanboy.

Cross stars Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, and it was created by Burn Notice showrunner, James Watkins. The series has already been renewed for a second season, so Amazon really does have a lot of faith in it. It looks like a surefire hit for Prime Video, just like Michael Connelly’s Bosch: Legacy and Lee Child’s Reacher. All episodes will be dropped on the platform on the same day and this will allow fans to either binge or savor it.

This New Crime Series Could Be Just What Amazon Needs

Cross is a new crime series set to debut on November 14 on Prime Video, and it’s based on James Patterson’s legendary book series.

The Villain In Cross Season 1 Shares A Lot Of The Same Traits With The Lead Character Despite Them Being On Different Sides Of The Law

Cross Season 1
Starring	Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Eloise Mumford, Samantha Walkes, Jennifer Wigmore, Alona Tal, Ryan Eggold, Johnny Ray Gill and Juanita Jennings
Based on the books by	James Patterson Advertisement
Created By	Ben Watkins

Cross season 1 looks like it has the perfect villain to square up against the eponymous hero, Alex Cross. The bad guy goes by the name of Ed Ramsey (a.ka Fanboy), and he’s being billed as the biggest threat Cross has ever faced. This is all shaping up to be an epic first season of twists and turns. Ben Watkins opened up about the dynamic the creative team were going for between Cross and Fanboy, in a recent interview with Screen Rant:

I think there’s two similarities I wanted. One is sort of the level of their intellect and drive. I tie those together, because you can see different varieties of intellect, but they both have drive and intellect, and they’re able to use that, and they’re able to use people’s own human nature against them.

The best hero and villain combos are the ones who share similarities in their character traits, while being on very different sides of the legal spectrum. Cross and Fanboy could provide one of the most exciting battles of 2024, and fans are set to be hooked on their dangerous cat and mouse game. Watkins elaborated on the battle of wits between Cross and Fanboy in the upcoming season:

Cross is using that to break people down in an interrogation, or anticipate what their next move might be. And Fanboy is using that to lure people into his traps.

Who Is Playing The Fanboy Serial Killer?

Ryan Eggold is the man behind the evil serial killer, Fanboy in Cross season 1, and fans will probably be most familiar with him as Tom Keen in The Blacklist and, more recently, Dr Goodwin in New Amsterdam. This is a weird stat, but he appeared in 89 episodes of each show. Eggold has been a regular on television screens for well over a decade, appearing in other shows like 90210 and Entourage. His role in Cross looks set to be his highest profile to date, and his range as a character actor can only help to propel Prime Video’s new show to the top of the charts. Ben Watkins heaped praise on the actor in the same interview with Screen Rant:

I’m so glad we got Ryan Eggold to play the role. I wanted to sort of depart away from what I feel like people have been doing with serial killers recently, which is making them all sort of fit the Hannibal Lecter mold.

These comments are interesting as they hint at a very different type of serial killer villain to the ones audiences have become accustomed to. Eggold may not be a household name, but he certainly has the acting chops to pull off the complex role of Fanboy. And by the time Cross airs, his profile is bound to rise significantly.