SummaryAmanda Knox's (Grace Van Patten) is wrongfully convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy and fights to be exonerated over 16 years in the eight-part limited series based on the Knox's life.
Created By:K.J. Steinberg
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Season 1 Premiere:
Aug 20, 2025
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6.2
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Oct 17, 2025
80
Van Patten’s interpretation of Amanda’s transformation from a carefree young woman into a determined survivor is poignant and provocative in equal measure. .... Knox comprehends how knotty the process of reconciling with an ending that differs from what we want can be. Maybe others can find that understanding by viewing the version written by her own hand.
Aug 19, 2025
80
The show lands on the more successful end of the spectrum [of shows like Pam & Tommy, Good American Family and Impeachment: American Crime Story] in part by leveraging the same true-crime framing that damned her.
Aug 29, 2025
70
It's occasionally overstuffed, and only offers a little extra insight that keeps it from being a complete rehash of what we already know. But, thanks to some excellent performances, appropriately atmospheric direction and a mostly balanced take on the subject, it's still a gripping watch.
Aug 21, 2025
60
While the series is beautifully shot, with amazing acting and a story that sticks relatively close to the original case (if neglecting or ignoring some of the minutiae), the series has a ghoulish quality to it that doesn't sit well when all is said and done.
Aug 19, 2025
50
For the most part, “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” doesn’t add enough new to the conversation for anyone who knows this story or has seen the very good Netflix doc titled simply “Amanda Knox.”
Aug 20, 2025
40
There are some solid performances in the ensemble cast, but the series’s guiding Knox-innocent viewpoint, combined with Knox’s direct involvement, makes the whole thing feel like its primary objective is buffing out any remaining dings and dents in her public image rather than providing a new angle on a story we’ve heard many, many times over.
Aug 15, 2025
40
The coquettish Van Patten makes for a compelling victim, but she lacks the enigmatic charisma of the real Knox. .... 18 years on, the story feels more focused on nostalgia than any real truth. We peer in, once again – but propping open the door only denies the possibility of closure.
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Aug 30, 2025
7
Amanda Knox started her 2007 summer abroad in a beautiful Italian village, until one of her roommates is murdered and she’s arrested for the crime. Thus begins an incredible ordeal that includes her unjust trial and four years in jail. This series sets out to detail this harrowing experience and it succeeds in telling an extraordinary story. In the title role, Grace Van Patten does a commendable job of handling the ups and downs with emotions to match. Sometimes these details overburden the show with too much information and repetition makes the series longer than necessary. The flaws in the prosecutor’s case are shocking, but this is told from Knox’s POV, so some subjectivity is expected. There are numerous cases of unjust imprisonment and this latest continues the outrage, while trying to set her story straight with sometimes potent storytelling.
