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Nicole Kidman is on the case. In her latest television role, the actress transforms into Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the medical examiner with a knack for crime-solving from Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta book series. And to top it off, the Prime Video mystery thriller comes from one of Hollywood’s most iconic scream queens: Jamie Lee Curtis, who produces and co-stars as Kay’s unpredictable sister, Dorothy. The eight-episode first season debuts on March 11, 2026.
Curtis, who produced the series through her company Comet Pictures, had been working on the show since COVID-19, but in a way, the timing was perfect. She knew Cornwell socially and was already interested in the Scarpetta books, which debuted in the ’90s. Though many had optioned the novels for potenti

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