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PATRICIA CORNWELL FANS

shoekitty — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:36:42 GMT

Good news for Patricia Cornwells crime mysteries! I love these mysteries with main character Kay Scarpetta! A series is coming to Prime this weds! I found this in NYT, today March 14. 2026.

So “Scarpetta,” a series whose eight-episode first season premieres Wednesday on Prime Video, is a major event for mystery fans. And the show has a cast whose cachet reflects that status, starting with Nicole Kidman as Kay Scarpetta, the chief medical examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Jamie Lee Curtis stars as Scarpetta’s older sister, Dorothy; Ariana DeBose as Dorothy’s daughter, Lucy; and Bobby Cannavale as Dorothy’s husband, the former detective Pete Marino.

this sounds great!

I'm ready and waiting. I started with her first novel Body of Evidence I think. Or, Body Farm, forget lol

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Franklinbell — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:45:38 GMT

Thanks!

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NEvans2 — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:52:13 GMT

I will definitely be tuning in. I've read all of the Scarpetta books, starting from way back when. I just never pictured Nicole Kidman portraying the main character. I really like her as an actress, just can't picture her as Kay Scarpetta.That's the problem when you've followed a character for so many years, thru so many books. You get a mental picture of them. And Nicole Kidman doesn't match my mental picture. But I'm definitely going to give the series a shot.💚

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shoekitty — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:30:27 GMT

@NEvans2 @Franklinbell I wanted to let you know. The NYT. didn't clarify well the start date. It is available now on Prime. And if you have prime it's free!

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shoekitty — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:34:13 GMT

I am not a huge Nicole. Fan, but I can see her a bit as Scapetta tall, thin, in the trailer, Nicole's hair is kind of messy. Of course, I think in the book she is Italian, and may have dark hair. Scarpetta was always smart, but disorganized, lol I always laughed at the "little black dress" she kept in a tote in the car...just in case lol.

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Franklinbell — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:49:47 GMT

I’m watching it now! Thanks again!

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icezeus — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:43:54 GMT

I am watching it now. Although, I enjoyed the books for awhile they went of a cliff at some point and I stopped reading the series.

I was not sure if I would enjoy the Show or not, but I am on episode 5 and it's good. Nicole is doing a good job as Scarpetta, and Jamie Lee Curtis is portraying the hot mess sister very well. I am even enjoying the back and forth with the timelines. The actress playing a younger Nicole looks just like her. In fact they did a good job in casting. All of the younger versions of the cast members look as if they could be them.

**Update to my earlier review. I have finished the 8 episode series. I was not a fan of the last episode, they strayed from the book series.

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cindyNC — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:01:38 GMT

I've watched the first two episodes! At first it caught me off guard as as it flips back from the present to the past. Nicole Kidman and the crew you mentioned play the current characters with other actors/actresses playing them in the past.

I wonder if folks who haven't read the series will be able to figure out all the characters and how they're related to each other. .

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Somertime — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:09:22 GMT

I started to watch the first episode on Prime Video but I refuse to pay extra for an ad free movie and the ads come very often so you have less content. We pay more than enough for Prime and to add another charge on top of it is pure greed.

I love the Scarpetta books and Kidman fits the profile of Kay perfectly but I have a problem with Jamie Lee Curtis as Dorothy. For me, she is a little too over the top in her portrayal. I found the switching between the current time and 25 years previous in the very beginning difficult at first. I would have preferred to stay in present tense to get a handle on Kay before we go into flashbacks.

I'm happy to see that so many are enjoying it.

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QPrincess — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:54:06 GMT

It was renewed before it was on streaming.

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10sluvr — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:42:48 GMT

i loved the books, in the beginning but then they got depressing, to read. at least, for me. i know the job is got to be rough, but i had to stop reading.

Still undecided about watching the series...not crazy about kidman.

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qvcaddition — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:17:53 GMT

Didn't care for back and forth. Used to love the books. My old brain couldn't take the switching. Those that are excited about this series, Enjoy.

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shoekitty — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:34:48 GMT

@Somertime I don't watch Prime a lot , but I did get the ad free. As a rule I keep it for a couple months , I binge on all I want to watch, then I discontinue. When you cancel it cancels asap. I went for a couple months without it. Then signed up again. I have this series and another to watch then I will cancel for a while. I am a little torn about the series. I think Nicole plays Kay a little shyer or softer than I imagined her. I just finished first episode. I hope it gets more into murders, lol than family crud. Lol

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meem120 — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:59:30 GMT

What did you all think of the last episode? Jamie Lee Curtis was terrific as her sister and Robert Cannavale is great in everything!!

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Nancy Drew — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:03:17 GMT

I would be interested in this if it was not Nicole Kidman. It's not that I don't like her acting it's just she is so over saturated IMO. I would just see her and not the character.

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shoekitty — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:59:12 GMT

@Nancy Drew wrote:
I would be interested in this if it was Nicole Kidman. It's not that I don't like her acting it's just she is so over saturated IMO. I would just see her and not the character.

@Nancy Drew I agree. There is something I about her acting style and posture I do not care for. But I have to say, although she doesn't embody the character of Kay Scarpetta(as I imagine her) she does a decent job. Her face has changed, lol! Almost doesn't look like her old mid-aged self in the face. Her body seems the same. Deep sigh here, lol! Her face actually seems softer, not so chisled, and marble like. It is pleasant.especially her mouth, tht is the most changed. I didn't recognize her at first...but I don't watch her much either. For me, in the role of Kay Scarpetta I actually see Angie Harmon.... the walk, the sass, the messiness, drinking. The brains. Lol

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shoekitty — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:03:20 GMT

@meem120 I think Jamie did okay. She was a little strong, I feel like her character may have been played over the top a bit. But Jamie did good. My personal opinion is I like to watch the murders part, tracing clues,and the forensics ....more than I do family dynamics. But, I have only watched first episode. I am sure they are setting characters up. The reviews were mixed for sure.

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Venezia — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:15:33 GMT

DH has read her books and then some reviews that weren't too thrilled with how much this series has deviated from them.

We just sat down to watch the first episode. I lasted 15 minutes and was done. As I said to him "I don't do gory!" Give me a great Agatha Christie any day.

He wasn't impressed enough to finish watching it either.

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spumoni99 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:24:58 GMT

Lucy isn't how I pictured her at all, I don't remember her having dark hair and features. I pictures Marino different also. I actually pictured them all different.

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shoekitty — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:49:03 GMT

@spumoni99 wrote:
Lucy isn't how I pictured her at all, I don't remember her having dark hair and features. I pictures Marino different also. I actually pictured them all different.

@spumoni99 in the books wasn't he heavy and always eating bad food. He had a heart attack and almost died I think