According to Deadline, Nicole Kidman will be filling the title role as Kay Scarpetta, whereas Jamie Lee Curtis will be playing her unpredictable sister, Dorothy. Kidman and Curtis will also be executive producing the series through their respective Blossom Films and Comet Pictures.
The news about Curtis isn't much of a surprise, considering the newly anointed Oscar nominee purchased the rights to the Scarpetta series alongside Blumhouse Television back in 2021. "Patricia Cornwell is a bonafide literary trailblazer, and collaborating with her to bring her beloved character Kay Scarpetta to life through the power of television and to introduce her to an entirely new audience is exciting," Curtis said at the time. Curtis has also maintained a solid relationship with Cornwell herself over the years, moderating multiple conversations with the author.
The series will continue Kidman's reign as prestige TV royalty, following her high-profile turns in "Nine Perfect Strangers," "The Undoing," and of course "Big Little Lies." As for Curtis, she's no stranger to portraying dark material on television; she formerly appeared as Dean Cathy Munsch on "Scream Queens." However, it will be the first time the two have starred alongside each other in such a project. That said, the series is due to get a straight-to-series two-season pick-up at Prime Video, so the folks at Amazon appear to have the same high expectations as everyone else alive today.
