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Kidman Stuns in ‘Gruesome’ New Role
The series adapts Patricia Cornwell's bestselling Scarpetta novels, with Kidman as forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta investigating murders linked to a decades-old case.
- On March 11, Prime Video premiered Scarpetta, starring and co-executive produced by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
- Patricia Cornwell, the author, helped shape the Scarpetta novels adaptation and has sold more than 120 million copies worldwide, still writing the 30th book.
- Kay Scarpetta returns to Virginia to investigate murders that mirror a case from three decades earlier, featuring a grisly murder scene with a naked, bound body missing hands, while Pete Marino rejoins as her partner.
- Curtis, via Comet Pictures, says she initiated the project by contacting Jason Blum and helped get it made through Blumhouse Television, aiming to model female leadership.
- Reviews note the adaptation remains mostly faithful and includes Simon Baker and Bobby Cannavale, positioning it in this week's television lineup, likely broadening appeal.
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Is 'Scarpetta' Based On A True Story? Prime Video's Nicole Kidman Series Has Multiple Timelines
Scarpetta, a crime thriller series about a prolific forensic pathologist who uses advanced forensic technology to solve crimes in Virginia, premiered on Prime Video on Wednesday. The eight-episode first season — starring Nicole Kidman as the titular Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Jamie Lee Curtis as Scarpetta’s troubled older sister Dorothy Farinelli, and Bobby Cannavale as former detective Pete Marino — took decades to reach the screen and marks a major mo…
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Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis first met at the Oscars in 2021
Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis adapt ‘Scarpetta’ book series for TV
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jamie Lee Curtis' blockbuster film “True Lies” premiered worldwide, it would've been improbable to think that 30 years later she would be giddy about a TV show — about as improbable as performing her iconic helicopter stunt wit
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