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Nov. 30, 2022 / 9:03 AM

Ryan Eggold, Isaiah Mustafa land roles in new Alex Cross series

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Ryan Eggold will soon be seen in the Prime Video mystery-thriller, "Cross." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Ryan Eggold will soon be seen in the Prime Video mystery-thriller, "Cross." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Nov. 30 (UPI) -- New Amsterdam actor Ryan Eggold and Shadowhunters star Isaiah Mustafa have joined the cast of Prime Video's crime drama, Cross.

The show is based on James Patterson's best-selling Alex Cross series of novels, which follows a Washington, D.C., police detective and forensic psychologist.

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Aldis Hodge was previously announced to play Cross.

Eggold will play Ed Ramsey, Cross' well-connected adversary, while Mustafa will play John Sampson, Cross' partner.

Ben Watkins serves as showrunner and executive producer.

The beloved literary character was previously portrayed on the big screen by Morgan Freeman in 1997's Kiss the Girls and 2001's Along Came a Spider.

Tyler Perry took over the role in 2012's Alex Cross.

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