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Scarpetta
Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Virginia and investigates a murder that mirrors the case that made her famous 28 years earlier, forcing her to confront a serial killer, fractured relationships, and secrets from the investigation that defined her career.
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Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta investigates a present-day murder that echoes the serial-killer case which launched her career 28 years earlier, forcing old secrets and fractured relationships back into the open.
Series Details
Series Overview
- Premise
- Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner and investigates a murder that appears connected to the serial-killer case that launched her career 28 years earlier.
- Source material
- Based on Patricia Cornwell's bestselling Kay Scarpetta forensic-crime novels.
- Story structure
- The first season moves between a 1998 serial-murder investigation and the present-day case, revealing how old decisions continue to shape Scarpetta, Marino, Benton, Dorothy, and Lucy.
Scarpetta and Her Circle
- Kay Scarpetta
- A renowned forensic pathologist determined to give victims a voice while facing the possibility that the case which made her career also contains secrets capable of destroying it.
- Pete Marino
- A veteran investigator whose history with Scarpetta stretches back to the 1998 case and includes a secret that continues to bind them.
- Benton Wesley
- An FBI profiler and Scarpetta's husband, whose professional obligations and withheld information place increasing pressure on their marriage.
Season 1 Release
- Premiere
- All eight Season 1 episodes premiered on Prime Video on March 11, 2026.
- Episode count
- Season 1 contains eight episodes running between 48 and 56 minutes.
- Availability
- All eight episodes are streaming on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.
Current Popularity
- Prime Video trend
- Prime Video currently marks Scarpetta Trending #5 in suspense TV shows.
- Season 2
- Prime Video ordered two seasons, confirming that the series will continue beyond Season 1.
- Search hooks
- Scarpetta ending, killer identity, Bridge of Time Part Two, Kay and Marino's secret, Season 2 release date, book differences, Patricia Cornwell novels, cast, and timeline explained.
Episodes
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Bridge of Time, Part One
After returning as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a disturbing mu... · 55 min · Mar 11, 2026
Kay
In the present, Scarpetta and Marino ask Lucy to locate Matt Petersen, their former prime suspect, a... · 50 min · Mar 11, 2026
Dot
Scarpetta and Marino visit Matt Petersen while Lucy and Officer Blaise Fruge search for the current... · 49 min · Mar 11, 2026
Pete
Scarpetta and Marino find troubling similarities between the current murder and the supposed acciden... · 50 min · Mar 11, 2026
Hello from Space, My Dear
Scarpetta is called by the FBI to examine two dead astronauts whose deaths may connect to the presen... · 54 min · Mar 11, 2026
Benton
In 1998, Scarpetta and Benton devise a dangerous plan to draw the killer out. In the present, Scarpe... · 52 min · Mar 11, 2026
L + J
After confirming a connection between two present-day deaths, Scarpetta faces escalating professiona... · 48 min · Mar 11, 2026
Bridge of Time, Part Two
The past reveals the lie that permanently binds Scarpetta and Marino. In the present, with her famil... · 56 min · Mar 11, 2026
Cast & Characters
Nicole Kidman
Dr. Kay Scarpetta
Jamie Lee Curtis
Dorothy Farinelli
Bobby Cannavale
Pete Marino
Simon Baker
Benton Wesley
Ariana DeBose
Lucy Farinelli
Rosy McEwen
Young Kay Scarpetta
Amanda Righetti
Young Dorothy Farinelli
Jacob Lumet Cannavale
Young Pete Marino
Hunter Parrish
Young Benton Wesley
Tiya Sircar
Blaise Fruge
Dr. Kay Scarpetta
Character
Dorothy Farinelli
Character
Pete Marino
Character
Benton Wesley
Character
Lucy Farinelli
Character
Crew
Liz Sarnoff
Developer / Showrunner / Executive Producer
Patricia Cornwell
Original Novel Author / Executive Producer
Nicole Kidman
Executive Producer
Jamie Lee Curtis
Executive Producer
Jason Blum
Executive Producer
David Gordon Green
Director / Executive Producer
Jeremy Gold
Executive Producer
Chris Dickie
Executive Producer
Chris McCumber
Executive Producer
Amy Sayres
Executive Producer
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