Post Time: 2026-03-14

Country: United States, Australia, United Kingdom. City: Aurora, Escondido, Grand Rapids, Norman, VenturaAmanda Righetti talks Prime Video’s Scarpetta series where she plays a young Dorthy Scarpetta. Amanda shares bringing the character to see page life with Jamie Lee Curtis, developing the complicated Kay Scarpetta and Dorothy Scarpetta sister relationship with Rosy McEwen, her relationship with the Kay Scarpetta medical thriller novel series from Patricia Cornwell and MUCH more in this behind the scenes look at my latest blog post Scarpetta on Pop Culture With Pat! Follow Amanda on Instagram: @Amanda.righetti Scarpetta brings Patricia Cornwell’s iconic literary character to life in a gripping series starring Nicole Kidman as “Dr. Kay Scarpetta.” Read With skilled hands and an unnerving eye, this unrelenting medical examiner is determined to serve as the voice of the victims, unmask a serial killer, and prove that her career-making case from 28 years prior isn’t also her undoing. Set against the backdrop of a modern forensic investigation - and a timeline set in the 1990s - the series delves beyond the crime scene to explore the psychological complexities of both perpetrators and investigators, creating a multi-layered thriller that examines the toll of pursuing justice at all costs.