“The Perfect Couple” star Nicole Kidman hosts the new Prime Video crime series with Jamie Lee Curtis
Nicole Kidman’s exciting Netflix mystery thriller “The Perfect Pair” is still at the top of the Netflix top 10 weeks after its initial release.
If you’ve been binge-watching the Netflix drama, you’ll be thrilled to learn that Kidman will star in a new crime drama on another of the top streaming services.
Yesterday we got a big update on Scarpetta, the Prime Video adaptation of Kay Scarpetta’s bestselling novels written by Patricia Cornwell. The series was first announced in February 2023 and has been in development for over a year.
Kidman will play the title role, alongside executive producer and star Jamie Lee Curtis (who no doubt wants to avoid another flop like “Borderlands”) as her sister Dorothy.
In a statement about her new role, Kidman said: “I have followed ‘Scarpetta’ for almost 20 years, back when it was planned as a feature film, and so it feels like fate to be working with the amazing Jamie Lee Curtis, Prime Video, Jason Blum and David Gordon Green in the Liz Sarnoff series adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s epic and thrilling books. I can’t wait to take on the role of Kay Scarpetta and am so grateful to Patricia Cornwell for entrusting her to me.”
What else do we know about “Scarpetta”?
If you’re not familiar with Cornwell’s work, Kay Scarpetta is a brilliant medical examiner who has solved countless cases over the years. According to Prime Video, we know that the series will see Chief Medical Examiner Kay return to Virginia to take up her former position. Prime Video promises that the series will show “complex relationships, both personal and professional,” and “uncover many grudges and secrets.”
In addition to Curtis and Kidman, the Scarpetta cast includes several other big names. Also included are Bobby Cannavale as Detective Pete Marino, Simon Baker as FBI profiler Benton Wesley and Ariana DeBose as Dorothy’s daughter Lucy Farinelli-Watson. Rosy McEwen and Jake Cannavale will also play younger versions of Kay and Pete, respectively.
Amazon clearly believes the series will be worth watching, as it has ordered two seasons. Unfortunately, there is no release date for Scarpetta yet. In the meantime, if you’re looking for something new to stream, check out our roundups of the best Prime Video shows and best Netflix shows to watch right now.
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