Prime Video’s Gritty 2-Part Crime Thriller Proves It's the Perfect Binge-Watch For ‘Reacher’ Fans

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Jack Reacher crouches by a gravestone in a suit, scanning the area during a tense scene at a funeral in Reacher

Published Mar 3, 2026, 7:57 PM EST

Prime Video has another hard-edged, no-nonsense crime watch breaking through, one that scratches the same itch Reacher fans chase amid its second installment’s release. Its premise follows a relentless lead, a case that keeps widening, and violence that feels grounded rather than comic-book clean. The Aldis Hodge-starrer plays in that lane, and it’s built around pursuit more than puzzles. The hook isn’t who did it as much as how far will he go?— as a brilliant, damaged investigator (Hodge) whose personal life is always bleeding into the work, raises the emotional stakes just as Reacher’s Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) does.

The chart climb shows it’s not just being sampled and is actually sticking across multiple markets. The show has been holding top-tier positions day after day: #1 in Austria at the time of writing (March 2), #1 in Germany, and steady Top 3 runs in major territories like the U.S. (#3 at the time of writing). In addition to that, the show is at #3 in UK, #3 in Canada, #2 in Brazil, #2 in France, and #2 in Nigeria. Even where it isn’t leading, it’s consistently camped in the same high band (typically #2–#4 position), which is a strong sign of sustained view-through rather than a one-day spike.

The show in the crosshair, titled Cross, debuted in 2024, while Cross Season 2 is currently airing — the next episode airs on March 4, 2026. The show is serialized enough to pull you forward, procedural enough to keep episodes moving, and character-driven enough to feel like Reacher’s cousin. And all that seems to be giving viewers less wandering vigilante, more obsessive hunter while still delivering the same “one more episode” payoff loop.

'Cross' Is Based on James Patterson's Novel Series 'Alex Cross'

Cross is rooted in James Patterson’s Alex Cross novels, one of the most commercially powerful modern thriller franchises, built around a brilliant investigator whose cases turn personal fast. While both Jack Reacher and Alex Cross sell competence porn and moral pressure, they come at it differently. Reacher is a drifter who walks into trouble; Cross is a family man whose work drags trouble home, so the tension leans more psychological and grief-driven than vigilante-cathartic.

When it comes to traction around the novels, Jim Grant’s Jack Reacher appears to have the edge: the Jack Reacher book series is widely reported to have sold 100+ million copies worldwide. Alex Cross, on the other hand, is commonly cited around ~81 million copies.

Cross is available to stream on Prime Video and is currently trending amid its Season 2 rollout. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.