According to the press release, Prime Video and MGM Studios in association with Blumhouse Television, Comet Pictures and P&S Projects just announced that they released the official trailer and key art for their new crime thriller series, Scarpetta. Written by Liz Sarnoff (Marco Polo, Happy!) and starring Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies, The Perfect Couple) and Jamie Lee Curtis (The Lost Bus, Freakier Friday). With an all star cast ensemble including, Bobby Cannavale (The Watcher, Blue Moon), Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada, Land of The Dead), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, Wish), Rosy McEwen (Rabbit Trap, the Letter Writer), Jake Cannavale (Experts in a Dying Field, American Sports Story), Hunter Parrish (The Other Black Girl, Relations)and Amanda Righett (Showdown at the Grand, Far Haven).
On February 11, 2026 Amazon Prime released the official trailer. Which can be viewed just below. Scarpetta is based off of the bestselling novel, Scarpetta written by Patricia Cornwell (Hornet’s Nest, Criminal Minds). According to Deadline, Kay Scarpetta centers around a medical examiner who is the voice of victims of a serial killer. There were over 120 million copies sold worldwide since 1990. Scarpetta will premeire exclusively on Prime on March 11, 2026. It will also be shown in more than 240 countries around the world.
The press release mentions that the academy award winner, Nicole Kidman not only portrays the character Kay Scarpetta, will also serve as the executive producer along with, Per Saari (A Good marriage, the Perfect Couple) as well as Curtis, who portrays the Scarpetta’s sister, Dorthy Farinelli. The showrunners will be Sarnoff, Cornwll, Jason Blum (Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, Thread: An Insidous Tale), Jeremy Gold (The Bondsman, The Sticky), Chris Dickie (The Bondsman, The Hookup) and Chris McCumber (The Sticky, House of Spoils). David Gordon Green (The Voyage Out, The Righteous Gemstones) will direct five episodes.