SCARPETTA | COMING TO TV
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"Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta books have completed their long journey to the screen with a blockbuster TV series starring Oscar winner Nicole Kidman in the title role and Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis as the famous forensic pathologist’s sister Dorothy"
"Kidman’s Kay Scarpetta is a brilliant forensic pathologist, inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro, who uses forensic technology to solve crimes. Curtis will play Kay’s flighty sister, Dorothy, the mother of Lucy Farinelli who is a recurring character in the book series."
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From Nellie Andreeva | DEADLINE | Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV
"The project marks the first time the tales of Scarpetta will transition from the pages of Cornwell’s novels — 28 in total as of 2024 — to the screen... The current adaptation is gearing up for production thanks to the collaborative efforts of Kidman’s Blossom Films, Curtis’ Comet Pictures, and Blumhouse Television."
From Aman Goyal | The Cinemaholic | Writer
"Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis will team up in the Athens of the South later this year! Prime Video’s ‘Scarpetta’ is slated to start shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23. The production will last until February 21, 2025. The thriller drama is an adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s series of crime novels that revolve around Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Developed by Elizabeth “Liz” Sarnoff, the show stars Kidman and Curtis as sisters Kay Scarpetta and Dorothy, respectively. The three also serve as executive producers of the series, along with Per Saari."
"Prime Video has officially ordered two seasons of Scarpetta starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, as Deadline predicted early last year when we announced exclusively that the project based on Patricia Cornwell’s best-selling Kay Scarpetta book series was in development."
"The mystery thriller has also set 5 new series regulars: Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale (Ezra), Emmy nominee Simon Baker (Breath), Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean) and Jake Cannavale (The Offer)."
From Rosy Cordero | DEADLINE | Associate Editor, TV
"Sosie Bacon (Smile, Mare of Easttown), Amanda Righetti (Reagan, The Mentalist), Janet Montgomery (1923, New Amsterdam), Stephanie Faracy (Nobody Wants This, Uncoupled) and Mike Vogel (Sex/Life) have joined the recurring cast of Prime Video‘s Scarpetta."
"Bacon plays Abby Turnball, a prize-winning reporter; Righetti plays Past Dorothy; Montgomery plays Janet, Lucy’s wife; Faracy plays Present Maggie, Scarpetta’s inherited assistant from her predecessor; Vogel plays city attorney Bill Boltz."
"Hunter Parrish has joined Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis in 'Scarpetta,' an upcoming mystery thriller series from Blumhouse Television that has already been greenlit for two seasons by Amazon Prime Video."
"'Scarpetta' is executive produced by Kidman for Blossom Films and Curtis for Comet Pictures. Cornwell is also an executive producer 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 and Amy Sayres also serve as executive producers."
From Ethan Shanfeld | Variety | Television Reporter
"Tiya Sircar (The Good Place), Anna Diop (Nanny), Graham Phillips (Riverdale) and Georgia King (Vice Principals) have joined the cast of Prime Video and Blumhouse’s Scarpetta in recurring roles."
"Sircar joins as “Blaise Fruge,” a policewoman; Diop joins as Sierra “Tron” Patron, a Cyber Investigator with the FBI; Phillips joins as Past “Matt Petersen,” a handsome, genteel actor; King joins as Past “Maggie Cutbush.”"
