Amazon Prime detective series Cross filming in Ontario

Production on Amazon Prime Video's crime and mystery series Cross is underway in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. 

Amazon Studios announced in October 2022 that it ordered Cross to series. Production is now underway, according to local outlet inSauga/inDurham, with the production spotted in downtown Oshawa. 

From Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television, Cross is described as "a complex, twisted, pulse-pounding thriller" created by producer and writer Ben Watkins, based on the worldwide best-selling Alex Cross book series by James Patterson.

In a character description by the studio, Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers. Aldis Hodge (pictured) (Black Adam, One Night In Miami…) will play the titular character, Cross, and also serves as a produce.

“James Patterson is among the best at captivating audiences with his undeniably enthralling novels and we are confident that with Ben Watkins’ artistic vision, Cross will do the same for our global customers,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios. “We are proud to work with James and Ben alongside Paramount Television, Skydance, and the extremely talented Aldis Hodge, who we know will do an exceptional job of bringing Alex Cross to life.”

Ben Watkins serves as showrunner and executive produces the series. Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, and Craig Siebels also executive produce, with James Patterson, Bill Robinson, and Patrick Santa executive producing for James Patterson Entertainment, and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell executive producing for Skydance Television.