Public Holiday Fest Streaming 26' - Cross - Season Two

Public Holiday Fest Streaming 26' is the new TV series right up until the new financial year on July 1st.

Now I live in NSW. We have very limited public holidays. However, over the next three months we got:

Good Friday - Today

Easter Monday - Next week

Anzac Day make up day - Monday 27 April

Kings Birthday - Monday 8 June

So it doesn't seem like a lot but July - September, there are none. When I lived in British Columbia, Canada, we had like one a month! So April is exciting AF!

So this allowed me to catch up on some Amazon series (like back in Fiji). Cross (which concluded last month) was first up!

Based on the Alex Cross novel series written by James Patterson, starring Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, & Juanita Jennings.

The second season was released back in mid-February, airing episodes weekly. Unlike most Amazon series which of late however been a binge affair.

Last month, the series was renewed for a third season. Upon the second season renewal announcement, Jeanine Mason. Along with Wes Chatham, Matthew Lillard & Michelle C. Bonilla.

Amazon does these Jack Ryan, Reacher, male lead crime/action series well. Cross has a few more twists, with less action sequences. However its still damn fine TV.

Aldis Hodge is hot AF! He fits into every outfit like a glove. Then when he has his shirt off. LORDY!

Season one was a big hit on the service. This is the third incarnation of Alex Cross in films or on television. Season two expands on that and gets deeper than season one did. 

Season two gets more in-depth on Cross (Hodge), Kayla Craig (Alona Tal), and John Sampson (Mustafa).

Each of the three main characters in season two have their own agendas and storylines that they’re involved in. As always, each season of the show is based on an original that was inspired by the book series. 

This season is based on another original story. Pieced together with story elements from season one. This serialised season is broken up to focus on all of the main characters. Each of their stories are very effective in helping to develop their characters and move them forward.

The main story featuring Alex Cross is about a corrupt businessman named Lance Durand (Lillard), the CEO of Crestview Industries. He has a seed that can grow anywhere so he can help people in any country grow food to help starvation and low income families in poor areas of the world. The problem is that he’s using child labor to do his work in his factories around the country. 

To get such a lofty lifestyle, he had to leave some collateral damage in his wake. Which in turn, caused some people to want to seek revenge for that collateral damage. It’s an investigation he’s working on with Kayla Craig from the FBI once again. This is a far-reaching investigation that goes to Chicago, the Texas/Mexico border, and Sunrise, Florida.  It’s the kind of story that I’ve loved regarding this character.

Two supporting stories revolve around Tal’s character and Simpson’s characters. One deals with something from her path that has creeped up through the cracks and could threaten her career. The other is about a family member who has come back into his life after thought gone for years. The problem is this thought gone family member was arrested for murder and her relative has to investigate said murder to try to prove her innocent, but that doesn’t change their relationship at all. Which is very complicated at best. 

The two subplots support the main story very well. They all intertwine together to give the show a well layered experience. Throw in a third with Hodges’ character and the series ups the antenna from season one.

If you like crime thrillers, Cross is 100% for you!

See you for another Amazon series Bait real soon. Bye for now and drive safe, stay safe, this glorious long weekend!