Amanda Knox is an author, criminal justice reform activist and the podcast host of “Hard Knox With Amanda Knox.”

Miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox dramatises the famous miscarriage of justice, which saw her convicted – then acquitted – of the murder of fellow student Meredith Kercher.

Van Patten contacted her agents, only just having dipped a toe in show business, and said if the opportunity ever arose she’d like to play Knox.