10 Shows Like ‘Scarpetta’ You Should Watch Next

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A juicy prestige mystery series with Nicole Kidman in the lead? Honestly, who ever heard of such a thing? As a crime procedural, it’s a bit more Special Ops: Lioness than Nine Perfect Strangers, but the era of Kidman domination demands variety, so now we get this series based on the long-running (29 books and counting) Kay Scarpetta series from Patricia Cornwell that follows the eponymous forensic pathologist. She’s joined by Jamie Lee Curtis as her sister, Dorothy, and Bobby Cannavale as a forensic operations specialist, which is a job that I definitely know what it is. Stream Scarpetta on Prime Video before examining these other juicy crime dramas.

Ballard (2025 – )

Based on another popular novel series, this one by Michael Connelly (the show itself a spin-off of the spin-off of the Prime Bosch series), Ballard stars Maggie

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