Scarpetta

She's a voice for the voiceless.

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.

Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery,

Actor:

Creator: Elizabeth Sarnoff,

Country: United States of America,

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: N/A

Duration: N/A minutes

Release: 2026-03-11

Rating: 5.9

Season 1 - Scarpetta
2026-03-11
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.
2026-03-11
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.
2026-03-11
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.
2026-03-11
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.
2026-03-11
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.
2026-03-11
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.
2026-03-11
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.
2026-03-11
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...