‘Scarpetta’ Officially Lands 2 Season Order At Prime Video; Ariana DeBose & Bobby Cannavale Among 5 New Cast
Prime Video has officially ordered two seasons of Scarpetta starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, as Deadline predicted early last year when we announced exclusively that the project based on Patricia Cornwell’s best-selling Kay Scarpetta book series was in development.
The mystery thriller has also set 5 new series regulars: Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale (Ezra), Emmy nominee Simon Baker (Breath), Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean) and Jake Cannavale (The Offer).
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Scarpetta follows Kay Scarpetta (Kidman), Chief Medical Examiner, as she returns to Virginia and resumes her former position with complex relationships, both personal and professional – including her sister Dorothy (Curtis), with plenty of grudges and secrets to uncover.
DeBose will play Lucy Farinelli-Watson, Dorothy’s daughter; Bobby Cannavale will play former detective Pete Marino; Baker joins as FBI profiler Benton Wesley; McEwen joins as Past Kay Scarpetta and Jake Cannavale will play Past Pete Marino.
“I’m beyond excited that this is finally happening. This will be great fun for all, and I’m grateful for the immense talent that the show is drawing. I’ve always been a huge fan of Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman. Their wanting to do this is humbling and simply awesome. Working with the brilliant Liz Sarnoff is amazing. Blumhouse and Prime Video are a dream. This has been worth waiting for, and I’m so looking forward to the show,” Cornwell shared.
Liz Sarnoff (Barry, Lost) will write, executive produce, and showrun. David Gordon Green (Halloween, Stronger) is set to direct the first two episodes.
Kidman will executive produce for Blossom Films, and Curtis will executive produce for Comet Pictures. Cornwell will executive produce for P & S Projects alongside Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Chris Dickie, and Chris McCumber for Blumhouse Television and Per Saari for Blossom Films. David Gordon Green and Amy Sayres also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with Blossom Films and Comet Pictures.
“I have wanted to bring Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta to a screen, with my company, Comet Pictures, for a while. I’m particularly excited that Nicole Kidman will finally bring her to life. I’m also looking forward to playing Nicole’s sister as we tell the story with Liz Sarnoff’s expert care, leadership, skill, and talent, and I am excited to work again with David as our director,” said Curtis.
“I know the ardent fans of the books will be very happy, and the new audience will be compelled by the characters, crimes, and mysteries that are the trifecta of Patricia’s masterful storytelling. Blumhouse, Blossom, and Prime Video are the perfect partners to bring Scarpetta to you, and a warning……..there WILL be BLOOD,” she added.
”I’ve been pursuing Scarpetta for nearly twenty years going back to when it was intended to be a feature, so to unite with the formidable Jamie Lee Curtis, Prime Video, Jason Blum, and David Gordon Green on the Liz Sarnoff series version of Patricia Cornwell’s epic and thrilling books feels like it was meant to be. I cannot wait to inhabit Kay Scarpetta and am so thankful to Patricia Cornwell for entrusting me with her,” Kidman said.
Liz Sarnoff is represented by UTA and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, LLP; Jaime Lee Curtis is represented by CAA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Patricia Cornwell is represented by CAA; Nicole Kidman is represented by CAA, Media Talent Group and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Bobby Cannavale is repped by CAA and Framework Entertainment; Simon Baker is repped by CAA, United Management (Australia) , Hamilton Hodell (UK); Ariana DeBose is represented by CAA, AC Management and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Rosy McEwen is repped by Curtis Brown Group, CAA and Goodman Genow Schenkman ; Jake Cannavale is repped by Buchwald, Framework Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams.
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