The titular character is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify — and ultimately capture — the murderers. Hodge also serves as a producer, while Ben Watkins ( Burn Notice) is the showrunner and executive producer.

Cross is a crime thriller based on the Alex Cross book series by James Patterson, which includes such novels as Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. The novels follow Alex Cross, a detective and forensic psychologist in Washington, D.C.