It’s been 18 years for the reason that notorious Amanda Knox case first made headlines. And over a decade later, her story has grow to be the middle of the newly launched Hulu sequence, The Twisted Story of Amanda Knox.
On August 20, the primary two episodes of the restricted Hulu sequence premiered on the streaming platform. And it didn’t take lengthy for the drama sequence to earn a cease within the platform’s “Prime 15 At present” checklist. Proper now, The Twisted Story of Amanda Knox sits on the quantity two spot on the checklist, trailing behind the brand new sci-fi horror prequel, Alien: Earth. The Amanda Knox-inspired sequence shares the checklist with notable titles like Bachelor in Paradise, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Monkey, The Satan Wears Prada, Hurricane Katrina: Race Towards Time and Normal Hospital.
The restricted drama sequence tells the story of Amanda Knox, who was wrongfully convicted of the homicide of her roommate whereas learning overseas in Italy in 2007. Although Italy’s highest courtroom exonerated her in 2015, she spent a complete of 4 years in jail. Govt produced by Knox and Monica Lewinsky, the eight-episode present stars Grace Van Patten as Amanda Knox, Sharon Horgan as Edda Mellas (Amanda’s mom), John Hoogenakker as Curt Knox (Amanda’s father), Francesco Acquaroli as Giuliano Mignini (the lead prosecutor of the case) Giuseppe De Domenico as Raffaele Sollecito (Amanda’s then-boyfriend).
Although Hulu simply launched the primary two episodes of the sequence, The Twisted Story of Amanda Knox is performing fairly properly on Rotten Tomatoes. Up to now, critics have given the drama sequence a 74% Tomatometer rating. As extra episodes grow to be obtainable to observe, the rating may go up or down. Plus, an viewers rating is presently not obtainable but, and that ought to change within the subsequent few days. However up to now, the present is off to a great begin.
The place Is Amanda Knox Now?
After serving her four-year jail sentence earlier than being acquitted in 2011, Amanda Knox left Italy and returned to her hometown in Seattle, WA, the place she presently resides along with her husband, Christopher Robinson, and their two kids. She has written two memoirs about her case: Ready to Be Heard (2013) and Free: My Seek for Which means (2025). Since her exoneration, Knox has visited Italy on a number of events. Most lately, in 2024, she returned to Italy and stood earlier than an Italian courtroom to assist clear her identify.
In an unique interview with TODAY, Knox opened up about what led her to provide the Hulu sequence The Twisted Story of Amanda Knox. In line with the mom of two, she shared that the start of her oldest daughter, Eureka, impressed her to inform her aspect of the story. As she instructed the outlet:
”I now was confronted with the prospect not of simply making an attempt to profit from my very own life, but in addition being the shepherd of this younger woman who was going to emerge into the world, and I didn’t need the darkish cloud hanging over me to inadvertently grasp over her. I felt like this sudden sense of urgency to determine it out — to seek out closure, to really feel like I used to be not simply operating from this horrible factor that had occurred to me, however was actually confronting it.”
The primary two episodes of The Twisted Story of Amanda Knox can be found to stream now on Hulu.
The Twisted Story of Amanda Knox
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2025 – 2025-00-00
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Hulu
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Grace Van Patten
Amanda Knox
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Sharon Horgan
Edda Mellas
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Giuseppe De Domenico
Raffaele Sollecito
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John Hoogenakker
Curt Knox
