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Season 1 – Scarpetta

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Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta returns to Virginia and resumes her former position with complex relationships and plenty of grudges and secrets to uncover.
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Scarpetta — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

A little messy and occasionally all over the place, Scarpetta still makes for a fun watch thanks to its stacked cast and a mystery that's just compelling enough to keep viewers digging for more.

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya Autostraddle Mar 18
The strengths of the series are numerous, especially when it comes to the parts that feel like a gothic family drama. Go to Full Review Linda Holmes Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast) Mar 18
When you get into the third episode, and you realize that you've seen 10 minutes of eight different stories I didn't feel like I had time to get invested in anything. Go to Full Review Graeme Blundell The Australian Mar 16
I’m sure many will binge the series, happy to ride out the contradictions, the unbalanced timelines, and the sometimes lazy acting, and delight in Kidman’s aura but Scarpetta fans will be a little disappointed. Go to Full Review Juan Pablo Russo EscribiendoCine 6d
6/10
...[Scarpetta] finds its footing in the construction of the case and in the centrality of Nicole Kidman, although the accumulation of subplots introduces digressions that affect the concentration of the narrative. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Tatat Bunnag Bangkok Post 6d
It has all the necessary components -- strong source material, a capable cast and a compelling central premise -- but struggles to integrate them into a cohesive whole. Go to Full Review Christina Tucker Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast) Mar 18
I think it's, again, trying to do so much, but I don't know that it knows what it wants to do. So it's just trying some of everything. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Carol M @RT78510023 7h Just awful, painful to watch. Such a shame as I love the books. They've deviated so far from the origional book script, why?? I managed 15 mins before I turned it off. See more Amy S @RT91300390 11h After 20 minutes, I had a headache from listening to Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis scream at each other. I asked a large number of friends on social whether it was worth continuing. The answers I got back were overwhelmingly the same - AWFUL!!! And I love the books See more Tim D. @RT39962106 22h Really really hard to watch. And thats setting aside the somewhat graphic scenes in the morgue. See more Laura H @MrsBulsara 1d OMG what a disappointment. I love the books, but I hate how this has been adapted. Why is Jamie Lee Curtis playing a sister who is supposed to be younger than the main character. Don't get me wrong, I love strong, older women and I love women protagonists, but this is a terrible miscast. JLC's acting is so extreme that I mute whenever she is on the screen. There is so much yelling. Nicole Kidman is fine as Kay Scarpetta, but the character in the TV show does not match the character in the books. Again, all of the yelling is unnecessary. Kay in the books seethes quietly and with dignity, but not here. I also do not like the dark turn of Kay or Benton which was shocking and not at all how they are written. Too much was crammed into these few episodes. The multiple time shifts were distracting and confusing. Just a mess. I do like the casting of Benton, old and young, Lucy, old and young, and Pete, old and young. This can be great with some major tweaking. See more Flemming W @Flemming 1d I actually liked the performance of especially Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis. And the going back and forward in time was also interesting. But the plot and especially the ending was horrible. During 8 episodes you believe that they slowly come closer and closer to the killer.....but then the killer just JUMP out of the closet, and it shows that they had absolutely no clue... but also that there was not reason for him to expose himself. Totally hopeless ending and disrespect for the audience. See more Gary E. @garynext 1d It’s just poor. I wanted to like anything, left wanting. Ahh, such a disappointment. See more Read all reviews
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Nicole Kidman

Kay Scarpetta

Jamie Lee Curtis

Dorothy Farinelli

Bobby Cannavale

Pete Marino

Simon Baker

Benton Wesley

Ariana DeBose

Lucy Farinelli-Watson

Rosy McEwen

Past Kay Scarpetta

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 11, 2026 Bridge of Time After returning to her former position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a mysterious murder that resembles her first big case from 28 years prior. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 11, 2026 Kay Following a shocking potential link between the past and present murder investigations, Scarpetta and Marino dive deeper into the present victim's life and the circumstances surrounding her death; Benton's new position with the FBI creates tension when he learns classified information about the victim, forcing him to withhold crucial details from Scarpetta; Lucy, still grieving the passing of her late wife, Janet, uses her technological expertise to help Marino track down the prime suspect. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 11, 2026 Dot Scarpetta and Marino visit Matt Petersen at his compound; Lucy and officer Blaise Fruge team up to search for the murder victim's boyfriend; the past investigation takes a turn when Scarpetta is called into the Health Commissioner's office. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 11, 2026 Pete In the past, Scarpetta suspects that someone from within her own office is attempting to sabotage her, which leads to a big discovery in the case; Kay and Marino uncover troubling similarities between the murder victim and the accidental death of a jogger six months earlier; the parallel investigations intensify when Lucy discovers surveillance photos linking Matt Petersen to the current murder victim; relationships are strained as Dorothy attempts to connect with Marino. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 11, 2026 Hello From Space, My Dear Scarpetta and Benton's marriage is put to the test when Kay is called in by the FBI to perform autopsies on two dead astronauts found at a crash site; in the past, it's Friday night and the killer could strike at any moment. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 11, 2026 Benton Scarpetta and Benton devise a risky plan to bait the serial killer out of hiding; Scarpetta orders the exhumation of the dead jogger's body, convinced that there's a connection between the jogger's death and the murder victim. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 11, 2026 L + J After confirming a connection between the two deaths, Scarpetta faces mounting professional and personal crises; Scarpetta makes a breakthrough in the case. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 11, 2026 Bridge of Time Past and present collide, revealing the full truth about Scarpetta, Marino and the lie that bonds them forever; the timeline leads to a link between the murder victims; as Scarpetta's life fractures, she forms an unlikely alliance with a former adversary; at her absolute lowest, Scarpetta finds herself alone and vulnerable while a killer is still on the loose. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Patricia Cornwell, Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Chris Dickie, Chris McCumber, David Gordon Green, Amy Sayres
Network
Prime Video
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 11, 2026