Scarpetta (2026) 

Starring: Nicole Kidman as Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Jamie Lee Curtis as Dorothy Farinelli
Genre: Crime Drama, Psychological Thriller, Forensic Mystery

“The dead don’t lie. People do.”

In the world of forensic science, every body tells a story—but some stories are meant to be buried. Scarpetta follows Dr. Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman), a brilliant forensic pathologist whose unwavering dedication to the truth puts her in direct conflict with those who prefer silence. The evidence speaks to her louder than any political pressure, and in a world obsessed with quick fixes, Scarpetta is a dangerous outlier—a woman who digs too deep, asks too many questions, and is willing to expose the secrets that others would rather keep hidden.

Her pursuit of justice is relentless, her methodical precision unparalleled. But as the cases grow darker and the stakes higher, Scarpetta discovers that truth itself can be a weapon—one that threatens everything. When her investigations threaten powerful institutions, they don’t just fight back—they strike at her. With every step forward, she realizes that the truth is not only elusive, but often dangerous.

However, the greatest challenge Scarpetta faces is not just external—it’s the arrival of her sister, Dorothy Farinelli (Jamie Lee Curtis). Dorothy’s sharp tongue and volatile personality shake the very foundation of Scarpetta’s emotional armor, reopening wounds that have never healed. The tension between the two sisters becomes a ticking time bomb, making Scarpetta’s already perilous world even more unstable. Dorothy is an enigma—a woman whose own dark past holds a key to unraveling the mysteries Scarpetta faces, but also a threat to her very sanity.

As Scarpetta investigates a series of chilling murders, she realizes that the cases aren’t just about bodies—they are about the psyche of a system broken by greed, power, and corruption. As unsettling patterns emerge, Scarpetta is forced to ask herself: Is the truth worth the cost of everything she’s worked for? Is justice ever truly achievable when the line between right and wrong is so easily blurred?

Scarpetta is a forensic thriller where science is the weapon, the mind is the battlefield, and the truth is always the crime scene. Cold, exacting, and unsettling, it will make you question the very nature of truth—and whether anyone can truly handle it when it’s uncovered.

“You can’t unsee what you’ve seen. You can’t unlearn what you know.”