“Cross,” the Aldis Hodge-led series based on James Patterson’s “Alex Cross” novels, hit 40 million viewers in its first 20 days of streaming, according to Amazon.
The streamer says that this total makes “Cross” its third-biggest season premiere of 2024, following only “Fallout” Season 1 and “The Rings of Power” Season 2. Though 20-day totals for those series have not been made available, Amazon previously reported that “Fallout” crossed 65 million viewers in 16 days and that “The Rings of Power’s” second outing crossed 40 million viewers in 11 days (which increased to 55 million after one month).
Additionally, Amazon says that “Cross” is Prime Video’s third-biggest series launch and sixth-biggest season launch of all time, accounting for 20 days of viewership for all titles. 55% of its audience comes from outside of the United States, with Germany, the U.K., Brazil, Canada and Spain in particular seeing “outsized performance.”
It’s important to note that Amazon does not define what it constitutes as a “viewer,” unlike streamers such as Netflix and Disney that measure in “views,” calculated by dividing total time watched by each project’s runtime. In the case of “Cross” and other Amazon titles, it’s possible that 40 million refers to the total number of people who watched any portion of any episode of the series, rather than those who completed full episodes.
Alongside Hodge, who also serves as a producer, the cast of “Cross” includes Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Jennifer Wigmore, Eloise Mumford and Ryan Eggold. Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television produce the series. Ben Watkins is showrunner, and executive produces via his Blue Monday Productions banner. Other executive producers include Sam Ernst; Jim Dunn; Craig Siebels; James Patterson, Bill Robinson and Patrick Santa for James Patterson Entertainment; and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Bill Bost for Skydance.
“Cross” was renewed for a second season a head of its Season 1 debut.
