The Hulu drama casts Grace Van Patten as the infamous victim of wrongful conviction in a series that's best when it pushes past the headlines.

The trial of Amanda Knox is being brought to life in a new Hulu limited series starring Grace Van Patten as the wrongfully convicted college student. Here are the other actors playing Amanda's supportive family and friends.

Amanda Knox's wrongful murder conviction in Italy is back in the spotlight as a new Hulu limited series, "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" premieres on Aug. 20. Grace Van Patten portrays Knox in the eight-episode series, in which Knox is an executive producer alongside her husband, Christopher Robinson, and Monica Lewinsky.

A 2009 conviction for the murder of her housemate, for which she was later exonerated, has dogged Amanda Knox, now the subject of a new Hulu series.

Amanda Knox is opening up about the public’s perception of her victimhood after being wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Ahead of the premiere of Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,