Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis Wanted to Lean Into Horror for Their Adaptation of ‘Scarpetta’

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment When it comes to the first season of Prime Video’s mystery and crime thriller Scarpetta , showrunner Liz Sarnoff’s adaptation choices — down to the season’s ending — managed to impress the book series’ own author, Patricia Cornwell. “When you have Liz Sarnoff in a writer’s room, and these producers, and they’re thinking about how you turn this into a drama on television, there are things here you can ramp up,” Cornwell told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday night at the series’ NYC premiere about what changes fans can anticipate in the onscreen adaptation of her story about chief medical examiner Virginia Kay Scarpetta. “One of the things that people ask when you think of a medical examiner, a homicide detective or a criminal profiler is what happens when they close the door and it’s just them? The audience is going to get a really wonderful experience with all that.” Related Stories Movies Christian Bale Weighs in on "Bold Choice" to Make a New 'American Psycho': "All the Best to 'Em" Movies Director Kevin Williamson on Giving Neve Campbell What She Wanted in 'Scream 7,' With Sidney Prescott at the Center Described by Cornwell as being part forensic drama with “a little bit of soap opera,” season one and its eventual finale were about giving viewers a little more than what they might have gotten in the book, especially around the killer, said Sarnoff. “I spent a lot of time with the writers saying ‘Who should it be?’ and when we came to it, it was a clearly obvious decision for all of us. Then it was about how to keep it alive through both timelines.” Added star and executive producer Nicole Kidman of the series, which is already greenlit for season two and starts production next week, “When you see all eight, you’ll see why you couldn’t e...