Amanda Knox was a 20-year-old American exchange student in Perugia when her British roommate Meredith Kercher was found dead. Knox endured four years in prison after convictions and reconvictions before Italy's highest court cleared her in 2015. The media labeled her "Foxy Knoxy" during the ordeal. A new eight-part Hulu series dramatizes the wrongful conviction and aftermath, with Knox as an executive producer alongside Monica Lewinsky. The series portrays the impact on Knox, her family, Kercher's family, and Raffaele Sollecito, and includes the perspective of magistrate Giuliano Mignini. Knox has sought to reclaim connection through memoirs, a documentary appearance, and co-writing the show's final episode.
Amanda Knox was just 20 years old in 2007 when she made headlines as the American exchange student in Perugia, Italy, whose British roommate Meredith Kercher was found dead in their apartment. Knox spent four years behind bars, convicted and reconvicted of murder before Italy's highest court finally cleared her in 2015. Throughout her ordeal, the media demonized her as "Foxy Knoxy." Now, her wrongful conviction story is dramatized in an eight-part series for Hulu.
In the series, Knox is played by actress Grace van Patten, who says in a voiceover, "Many people think they know my story, but finally it's my turn to tell it." The series shows how the events affected Knox, her family and Kercher's family, as well as Knox's then- boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, who was also imprisoned and later exonerated. The story includes the point of view of the Italian magistrate Giuliano Mignini, who Knox calls "my prosecutor."
"Me and my prosecutor are still in contact today," the real- life Amanda Knox tells NPR. "I've been receiving text messages from him this morning." We meet Knox at a West Hollywood hotel, where she sits barefoot on a sun-filled windowsill. Fresh-faced with no makeup, her hair is tied in a top knot, and she sports a small tattoo on her shoulder.
"People who have seen the series," she says, "their sort of immediate feedback is, whoa, it was more intense than I was thinking it was going to be." For years, Knox has worked to reclaim her narrative; she wrote two memoirs, and was interviewed for a Netflix documentary in 2016. For this new Hulu series, she even co-wrote the final episode.
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