Nearly two decades after she first made international headlines, Amanda Knox is bringing her story to the screen—on her own terms. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, an eight-episode Hulu limited series created by This Is Us showrunner K.J. Steinberg, dramatizes Knox’s wrongful conviction for the 2007 murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and her 16-year fight to reclaim her name.
Knox serves as an executive producer alongside Monica Lewinsky, with Grace Van Patten (Tell Me Lies) portraying her on screen. Sharon Horgan, John Hoogenakker, Francesco Acquaroli, Giuseppe De Domenico, and Roberta Mattei round out the cast.
The series blends real-life facts with dramatic details, exploring how public opinion shaped one of the most publicized true-crime cases of the 21st century. As Steinberg told Entertainment Weekly, “The show explores the anatomy of bias. Certainly, there was misogyny and some could say racism and nationalism, and lots of isms—the show is not short on those. But Amanda firmly believes, and I actually firmly believe, that those police and the prosecutor were not bad actors. They came with a set of beliefs, they formed opinions on the scene, and those became some actual biases that...folks became entrenched in, and that entrenchment is what is and what was dangerous.”
In an exclusive essay for ELLE, Knox writes, “On August 20, the limited series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox premieres on Hulu, and with it, a new doppelgänger is born. Her name is Grace Van Patten, and she plays me at 20, naive and bewildered—and me at 35, a haunted and determined mom venturing back to Italy to confront the man who threw me in prison. Grace is supremely talented, and watching her embody me on screen is both eerie and beautiful. She brings her own vulnerability, empathy, and intelligence to the role.”
The premiere arrives Wednesday, August 20, kicking off a weekly rollout.
How many episodes are in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox?
The limited series will run for eight episodes total.
When do new episodes drop?
Hulu debuts the first two episodes on Wednesday, August 20. New installments will follow weekly on Wednesdays until the finale airs on October 1. Episodes typically become available to stream on the platform at 12 A.M. PT / 3 A.M. ET.
Here’s the full release schedule:
