The new eight-episode series' biggest strength is its leading man, with 38-year-old Aldis Hodge taking the lead as the buff and confident crime solver. While Hodge is a familiar face due to his past decade of supporting film roles,

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.

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.