Scarpetta Debuts First Photos and Sets 2026 Premiere Date

Dorothy Farinelli (Jamie Lee Curtis), Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman), and Benton Wesley (Simon Baker) in ‘Scarpetta’ – Photo Credit: Connie Chornuk / Amazon MGM Studios

Prime Video has released the first six photos from Scarpetta, based on the bestselling novels by Patricia Cornwell. In addition to releasing the first images, the streamer confirmed the series will premiere on March 11, 2026.

Liz Sarnoff developed the series, which stars Oscar winners Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ariana DeBose, along with Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale and Emmy nominee Simon Baker. Sarnoff is the writer and showrunner and serves as an executive producer along with Kidman and Curtis.

Additional executive producers include Per Saari, author Patricia Cornwell, Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Chris Dickie, Chris McCumber, David Gordon Green, and Amy Sayres. David Gordon Green directed five season one episodes. Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television in association with Blossom Films, Comet Pictures, and P&S Projects produced the thriller.

Nicole Kidman in season 1 (Photo: Connie Chornuk / Amazon MGM Studios)

Prime Video offers this lengthy description of the thriller and key characters:

From Emmy-nominated writer, executive producer, and showrunner Liz Sarnoff (Barry, Lost) comes Scarpetta, a chilling crime thriller that unfolds across two timelines. This dual narrative explores Kay Scarpetta’s (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 (Curtis), confront long-held professional and personal grudges, and face secrets that threaten to unravel everything she’s built.

Cannavale stars as Detective Pete Marino, with Baker as FBI profiler Benton Wesley and DeBose as Kay’s tech-savvy niece Lucy 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.

Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis in season 1 (Photo: Connie Chornuk / Amazon MGM Studios)

Bobby Cannavale and Ariana DeBose in season 1 (Photo: Connie Chornuk / Amazon MGM Studios)

Bobby Cannavale and Nicole Kidman in season 1 (Photo: Connie Chornuk / Amazon MGM Studios)

Jake Cannavale and Rosy McEwen in season 1 (Photo: Connie Chornuk / Amazon MGM Studios)

 

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