Scarpetta (2026–present)

TV ShowOn airCrime, Thriller, Mystery1 season, 8 episodes
Scarpetta posterReview score: 66%

Plot

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.

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  1. 01Scarpetta S01E02KayS01E02 · 6.7In 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.
  2. 02Scarpetta S01E05Hello from space, my DearS01E05 · 6.7In 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.
  3. 03Scarpetta S01E03DotS01E03 · 6.5Present 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.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2026Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Scarpetta S01E01Bridge of Time (1)March 11, 2026 6.0After returning to her former position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a
  2. S01E02Scarpetta S01E02Season's bestKayMarch 11, 2026 6.7In present day, Scarpetta and Marino enlist Lucy to track down their former prime suspect from 28 years ago, Matt Petersen, due to a possibl
  3. S01E03Scarpetta S01E03DotMarch 11, 2026 6.5Present Scarpetta and Marino visit Matt Petersen at his Compound while Lucy and Officer Blaise Fruge team up to search for the murder victim
  4. S01E04Scarpetta S01E04PeteMarch 11, 2026 6.4Present Scarpetta and Marino uncover troubling similarities between their murder victim and the 'accidental' death of a jogger six months ea
  5. S01E05Scarpetta S01E05Hello from space, my DearMarch 11, 2026 6.7In 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 astrona
  6. S01E06Scarpetta S01E06BentonMarch 11, 2026 6.1Past Scarpetta and Benton devise a risky plan to bait the serial killer out of hiding. In the present, Scarpetta orders the exhumation of th
  7. S01E07Scarpetta S01E07L + JMarch 11, 2026 5.7After confirming a connection between the two deaths in the present, Scarpetta faces mounting professional and personal crises. In the past,
  8. S01E08Scarpetta S01E08Bridge of Time (2)March 11, 2026 5.6In the past, Scarpetta and Marino wrestle with the lie that bonds them forever. In the present, with her family, career, and marriage now fr

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Cast

Nicole KidmanNicole KidmanKay ScarpettaJamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee CurtisDorothyBobby CannavaleBobby CannavalePete MarinoSimon BakerSimon BakerBenton WesleyRosy McEwenRosy McEwenPast Kay ScarpettaJake CannavaleJake CannavalePast Pete MarinoHunter ParrishHunter ParrishPast Bentony WesleyAriana DeBoseAriana DeBoseLucy Farinelli-Watson

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