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Scarpetta

She's a voice for the voiceless.

Created by Elizabeth SarnoffNicole KidmanJamie Lee CurtisBobby Cannavale
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11 Mar 2026First aired
1Season
15BBFC rating
6.5TMDB score of 10

The series

Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, where she investigates a haunting murder with eerie reminders from her first big case decades ago. In 1998, Scarpetta works alongside Detective Pete Marino and FBI Agent Benton Wesley as they investigate a series of brutal stranglings. Based on the best-selling novels by Patricia Cornwell.

Episodes

Season 1 · 8 episodes · 2026

Highest rated this season: episode 2, “Kay”, 6.9 out of 10 on TMDB.
  1. Episode 111 Mar 202655m

    Bridge of Time (1)

    6.3 / 10

    After returning to her former position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a sinister and mysterious murder that eerily resembles her first big case from 28 years prior.

  2. Episode 211 Mar 202651m

    Kay

    6.9 / 10

    In present day, Scarpetta and Marino enlist Lucy to track down their former prime suspect from 28 years ago, Matt Petersen, due to a possible link between the cases; while in the past, the two investigate Petersen's potential involvement i…

  3. Episode 311 Mar 202649m

    Dot

    6.7 / 10

    Present Scarpetta and Marino visit Matt Petersen at his Compound while Lucy and Officer Blaise Fruge team up to search for the murder victim's boyfriend. The past investigation takes a turn when Scarpetta is called into the Health Commissi…

  4. Episode 411 Mar 202651m

    Pete

    6.4 / 10

    Present Scarpetta and Marino uncover troubling similarities between their murder victim and the 'accidental' death of a jogger six months earlier; while in the past, Scarpetta suspects that someone from within her own office is attempting …

  5. Episode 511 Mar 202655m

    Hello from space, my Dear

    6.7 / 10

    In the present, Scarpetta and Benton's marriage is put to the test when Kay is called in by the FBI to perform autopsies on two dead astronauts found at a crash site that might connect to the murder victim. In the past, it's Friday night a…

  6. Episode 611 Mar 202653m

    Benton

    6.3 / 10

    Past Scarpetta and Benton devise a risky plan to bait the serial killer out of hiding. In the present, Scarpetta orders the exhumation of the dead jogger's body, convinced that there's a connection between the jogger's death and the murder…

  7. Episode 711 Mar 202649m

    L + J

    5.9 / 10

    After confirming a connection between the two deaths in the present, Scarpetta faces mounting professional and personal crises. In the past, she makes a breakthrough in the case.

  8. Episode 811 Mar 202657m

    Bridge of Time (2)

    5.8 / 10

    In the past, Scarpetta and Marino wrestle with the lie that bonds them forever. In the present, with her family, career, and marriage now fractured, Scarpetta finds herself all alone while a killer is still on the loose...

Cast

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