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Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis Adapt ‘Scarpetta’ Book Series for TV
Nicole Kidman stars as forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta in an eight-episode series on Prime Video, based on Patricia Cornwell's novels with a two-season order.
- On March 11, Prime Video premieres Scarpetta, an eight-episode series starring and co-executive produced by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, with Bobby Cannavale, Jake Cannavale, Simon Baker, and Ariana DeBose.
- After stalled options and megastar attachments, Curtis's outreach to Jason Blum connected him to Esther Newberg, helping get the series greenlit with Cornwell heavily involved.
- To prepare for the role, Kidman shadowed a medical examiner in Tennessee, learning scalpel technique and organ dissection, as the eight-episode Season 1 adapts Postmortem and Autopsy, with showrunner Liz Sarnoff planning future book pairings.
- After decades of attempts, Scarpetta took 36 years to reach the screen, influencing CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and uniting Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis as prestige film actors on TV.
- Prime Video ordered two seasons, with showrunner Liz Sarnoff mapping 29 works to plan future book pairings, while Patricia Cornwell continues writing Scarpetta novels.
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Jamie Lee Curtis is also featured in the adapted police series of Patricia Cornwell's novels, which was posted on Prime Video on March 11.
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Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis adapt ‘Scarpetta’ book series for TV
Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis met at the Oscars in 2021. That introduction led to a collaboration with both women co-executive producing and starring in “Scarpetta,” a new mystery crime series from Prime Video, out March 11.
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