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Scarpetta

2026 Returning Series

6.4/10 164 votes

DramaCrimeMystery

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.

Created by:: Elizabeth Sarnoff
Cast:: Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: Prime Video

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Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 6.3

Bridge of Time (1)

2026-03-11 · 55m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 6.9

Kay

2026-03-11 · 51m

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 in his wife's murder.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 6.7

Dot

2026-03-11 · 49m

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 Commissioner's office regarding leaks to the press.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 6.3

Pete

2026-03-11 · 51m

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 to sabotage her, and she makes a huge discovery in the case.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 6.6

Hello from space, my Dear

2026-03-11 · 55m

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 and the killer could strike at any moment.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 6.3

Benton

2026-03-11 · 53m

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 victim. At home, Kay and Benton's mounting secrets and lies come to a boiling point.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 6.0

L + J

2026-03-11 · 49m

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.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 5.9

Bridge of Time (2)

2026-03-11 · 57m

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...

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