Matthew Lillard’s Mysterious Character Revealed in Cross Season 2 New Look

Cross season 2 photos reveal a mysterious new take a look at Matthew Lillard’s character. He’s debuting in season 2 as a personality named Lance, a billionaire who turns into concerned in a brand new case that Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) is investigating.

Now, Prime Video has launched new photos, the primary of which reveals Lillard kneeling in a discipline. In a separate picture, he might be seen sitting throughout from Cross and Kayla Craig (Alona Tal) whereas Nat (Lou Jurgens) seems to be down at him.

There are additionally glimpses of Cross and John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa) sitting at a diner counter, together with Cross and Kayla maneuvering by means of the darkish with flashlights and weapons out. Take a look at the pictures under:

Cross season 2 will premiere with three episodes on February 11, adopted by weekly episode drops on Prime Video that construct towards the finale on March 18.

The collection is predicated on James Patterson’s bestselling Alex Cross crime novels. Ben Watkins is the creator and showrunner of the variation, which was renewed in April 2024, months earlier than the present’s November debut on Prime Video.

Lillard joins the solid of Cross because the titular murder detective and forensic psychologist who pursues a vigilante searching down corrupt billionaires. That is the place Lillard’s character, Lance, comes into play in season 2’s overarching investigation.

Together with Lillard, Jeanine Mason and Wes Chatham make their season 2 debuts. The returning solid consists of Hodge, Mustafa, Tal, Samantha Walkes, Juanita Jennings, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, and Johnny Ray Gill.

Season 1 was largely well-received, incomes a 76% important rating and 64% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ScreenRant‘s Cross overview by Grant Hermanns praises season 1 for being “the most effective model of Patterson’s novels up to now.”

Earlier diversifications embody the movies Kiss the Ladies (1997) and Alongside Got here a Spider (2001) starring Morgan Freeman and Alex Cross (2012) starring Tyler Perry. The important scores on Rotten Tomatoes for these diversifications vary from 11-35%, making the Prime Video collection the one tackle Patterson’s well-known character to have a “Recent” score.

Along with being an necessary newcomer in Cross season 2, Lillard has different main tasks releasing in 2026 as effectively. He’s reprising the function of Stu Macher in Scream 7, a brand new antagonist named Mr. Charles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Daredevil: Born Once more season 2, and Principal Grayle in Mike Flanagan’s restricted collection adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie.