Scarpetta to Star Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, Ordered to Series by Prime Video

The mystery thriller Scarpetta, starring Emmy-winning actresses Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, has been ordered to series by Prime Video.

The streamer announced a two-season order for the show based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling book series. Emmy-nominated Liz Sarnoff (Barry, Lost) will write, executive produce, and showrun Scarpetta. 

The new series “follows Kay Scarpetta (Kidman), the Chief Medical Examiner, as she returns to Virginia and resumes her former position with complex relationships, both personal and professional – including her sister Dorothy (Curtis), with plenty of grudges and secrets to uncover,” per Prime Video’s logline.

Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker, Ariana DeBose, Rosy McEwen, and Jake Cannavale will round out Scarpetta‘s ensemble as series regulars. 

Cannavale plays former detective Pete Marino; Baker joins as FBI profiler Benton Wesley; DeBose will play Lucy Farinelli-Watson, Dorothy’s daughter; McEwen joins as Past Kay Scarpetta, and Cannavale as Past Pete Marino.

“I read Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta books with my Mother when they came out in the ’90s,” showrunner Liz Sarnoff said.

“We loved having a badass female ‘boss’ heroine to root for and were amazed by the specificity, complexity, and sheer addictiveness of Patricia’s storytelling. I could not be more grateful and excited to be bringing these stories to life on the screen,” Sarnoff added.

“I’m beyond excited that this is finally happening. This will be great fun for all, and I’m grateful for the immense talent that the show is drawing. I’ve always been a huge fan of Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman,” Patricia Cornwell shared.

“Their wanting to do this is humbling and simply awesome. Working with the brilliant Liz Sarnoff is amazing. Blumhouse and Prime Video are a dream. This has been worth waiting for, and I’m so looking forward to the show,” Cornwell added.

Kidman will executive produce for Blossom Films, and Curtis will executive produce for Comet Pictures. Patricia Cornwell will executive produce Scarpetta for P & S Projects alongside Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Chris Dickie, and Chris McCumber for Blumhouse Television and Per Saari for Blossom Films. 

David Gordon Green, who is set to direct the first two episodes, and Amy Sayres also serve as executive producers. Scarpetta is produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with Blossom Films and Comet Pictures.

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Scarpetta will stream on Prime Video.

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