Crime plays out in repeat in Prime Video’s ‘Scarpetta’
Academy Award-winning actress and all-around Hollywood all star Nicole Kidman is ready to step into a world of crackling intensity with Prime Video’s Scarpetta, the new forensic crime thriller based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling Kay Scarpetta book series, developed and written for television by Liz Sarnoff. With over 120 million copies sold worldwide since the character’s debut in 1990, this adaptation marks the culmination of decades of anticipation as the beloved forensic pathologist finally comes to the screen.
Scarpetta brings Patricia Cornwell’s iconic literary character to life in a gripping series starring Nicole Kidman as Dr. Kay Scarpetta. With skilled hands and an unnerving eye, this unrelenting medical examiner is determined to serve as the voice of the victims, unmask a serial killer, and prove that her career-making case from 28 years prior isn’t also her undoing. Set against the backdrop of modern forensic investigation, the series delves beyond the crime scene to explore the psychological complexities of both perpetrators and investigators, creating a multi-layered thriller that examines the toll of pursuing justice at all costs.
From Emmy-nominated writer, executive producer, and showrunner Liz Sarnoff (Barry, Lost), Scarpetta, unfolds as a chilling crime thriller that unfolds across two timelines. This dual narrative explores Kay Scarpetta’s (Nicole Kidman) journey from her beginnings as a Chief Medical Examiner in the late ’90s to her present-day return to her hometown, where she resumes her former position while investigating a grisly murder.
As Scarpetta pursues justice, she must navigate complicated relationships, including the fraught dynamic with her sister Dorothy Farinelli (Jamie Lee Curtis), confront long-held professional and personal grudges, and face secrets that threaten to unravel everything she’s built.
Watch the brand new trailer for Scarpetta below:
Not only does Scarpetta promises a boiler of tension, and a narrative playing out in parallel between the past and present, but Kidman is also joined by a fantastic line-up of talent including Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis stars as her sister Dorothy Farinelli, Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale stars as Detective “Pete Marino,” with Emmy nominee Simon Baker as FBI profiler Benton Wesley and Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose as Kay’s tech-savvy niece Lucy Farinelli Watson. The series’ dual timeline is completed by Rosy McEwen, Amanda Righetti , Jake Cannavale, and Hunter Parrish , who portray the past versions of Kidman, Curtis, Cannavale, and Baker’s characters, respectively.
Brave yourself for plenty of detailed crime thriller intensity when Scarpetta arrives on Prime Video on March 11.
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