Blumhouse has just set two powerhouse actors to lead their upcoming Amazon series “Kay Scarpetta,” with Deadline reporting that Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman will star.
The series is based on Patricia Cornwell‘s novel series about forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, the role Kidman will be playing. Jamie Lee Curtis is playing her sister Dorothy.
Kidman is executive producing through Blossom Films and Curtis through Comet Pictures. Liz Sarnoff (Barry) is the writer-showrunner for the Blumhouse TV/Amazon series.
Deadline details in their report, “Kidman’s Kay Scarpetta is a brilliant forensic pathologist, inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro, who uses forensic technology to solve crimes. Curtis will play Kay’s flighty sister, Dorothy, the mother of Lucy Farinelli who is a recurring character in the book series.”
Patricia Cornwell’s series features 26 books. The first, Postmortem, was published in 1990.
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