Scarpetta Season 1

Storyline: A brilliant forensic pathologist uses forensic technology to solve crimes.

TV-MA

2026

Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Savannah Lumar, Jamie Lee Curtis
Language: English
5.9

S1.E1

Bridge of Time, Part One

54 min

Storyline: 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 ago.

S1.E2

Kay

50 min

Storyline: Scarpetta and Marino ask Lucy to find Matt Petersen, their old suspect from 28 years prior, due to a case connection. In flashbacks, they investigate his possible role in his wife's death.

S1.E3

Dot

49 min

Storyline: Scarpetta and Marino visit Matt Petersen's compound. Lucy and Officer Fruge search for the victim's boyfriend. Scarpetta is summoned to the Health Commissioner's office about press leaks.

S1.E4

Pete

50 min

Storyline: Scarpetta and Marino find disturbing parallels between their current murder case and a jogger's "accidental" death from six months ago. Meanwhile, Scarpetta believes a colleague is undermining her work and makes a major breakthrough.

S1.E5

Hello from Space, My Dear

54 min

Storyline: In the present, Scarpetta and Benton's marriage is tested when Kay is called in by the FBI to perform autopsies on two dead astronauts found at a crash site. In the past, it's Friday night and the killer could strike at any moment.

S1.E6

Benton

52 min

Storyline: Past Scarpetta and Benton devise a risky plan to bait the killer out of hiding. In the present, Scarpetta orders the exhumation of the dead jogger's body. At home, Kay and Benton's mounting secrets come to a boiling point.

S1.E7

L+J

48 min

Storyline: 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.

S1.E8

Bridge of Time, Part Two

56 min

Storyline: Scarpetta and Marino grapple with a lie binding them forever. Now, with her family, career, and marriage in ruins, Scarpetta stands alone as a killer remains at large.