Last January, it was reported that Hulu was close to greenlighting a limited series about Amanda Knox’s wrongful-conviction ordeal and its aftermath. Shortly after, it was reported that Margaret Qualley (Maid) would play Knox in the limited series. According to Deadline, Qualley has now pulled out of the project for scheduling reasons. The role is now being recast.
The untitled limited series is based on the true story of how Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free. It will consist of eight, one-hour episodes.
The series is written and executive produced by KJ Steinberg (This Is Us). Knox will executive produce the series with Emmy-winning producer Warren Littlefield (Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Monica Lewinsky.
Steinberg and Lewinsky are executive producing the series, which is expected to film this year, with Littlefield, Ann Johnson, Graham Littlefield & Lisa Harrison of The Littlefield Company as well as Knox & Chris Robinson. 20th Television is the studio.
Per Deadline, Knox spent almost four years incarcerated in Italy for the 2007 murder of Kercher, a fellow exchange student with whom she shared an apartment in Perugia, before being acquitted. She wrote about the experience in her 2013 memoir Waiting to be Heard, and also was featured in the 2016 Netflix documentary Amanda Knox. The case was previously dramatized in the Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy.
The eight-episode series is scheduled to start filming in October.
Hulu has previously released many other true crime series including Dopesick, The Dropout, Candy and The Girl from Plainville.
Source: Deadline
