The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Miniseries Review by Ryan Balkwill

Plot: An American college student named Amanda goes to Italy for a study abroad program, but is wrongfully imprisoned for murder; following her relentless fight for freedom and examines why she was judged so harshly by the authorities and the public.

This series was great.

Pros: I was impressed by the storytelling from this series start to finish. How it charcoals a mental health case study and the struggle of being prisoner in a foreign country. Grace Van Patten was very good playing Amanda Knox. It did took its time flashing out Amanda’s tale from her point of view. It does a good job making the Giuliano out like the main agonist and how it made you worry and feeling symphony for her throughout.  

Cons: The only problem about the show was that we got to spend time knowing Meredith a lot before she got murdered.    

Genre: BiographicalTrue crime

Created by K.J. Steinberg

Directed by Michael Uppendahl (1-2), Cate Shortland (3-4), Natalia Leite (5-6), Quyen Tran (7-8).

Written by K. J. Steinberg (1-8), Sam Rubinek & Nate Burke (3), Wes Taylor (4), Mary Laws (5-7), Sofya Levitsky-Weitz (6), Rebekah Barnett (7), Amanda Knox (8).

Based on Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox

Starring: Grace Van Patten, Sharon Horgan, Francesco Acquaroli, Giuseppe De Domenico, John Hoogenakker & Roberta Mattei.

Music by Jeff Russo

Executive producers: K.J. Steinberg, Monica Lewinsky, Warren Littlefield, Kathy Ciric, Amanda Knox, Christopher Robinson, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson, Michael Uppendahl, Mary Laws, Graham Littlefield

Cinematography: Simon Hawken, Colin Watkinson, Bella Gonzales

Editors: Lara Johnston, Nicholas Wong, Lauren Brandon

Production companies: Good Talk Productions, The Littlefield Company, Alt Ending Productions, 20th Television

Network: Hulu

Casts & Characters:

Main

Recurring

  • Joe Lanza as Chris Mellas
  • Alfredo Pea as Don Saulo Scarabattoli
  • Corinna Bennati Lo Castro as Ginevra Ferrari
  • Anna Van Patten as Deanna Knox
  • Rhianne Barreto as Meredith Kercher
  • Vincenzo Zampa as Tommaso Conti
  • Lorenzo Cingolani as Luca Altieri
  • Evelyn Famà as Lucrezia Ippolito
  • Angelo Libri as Luca Lilli
  • Fabio Salerno as Bruno Ricci
  • Crosby Fitzgerald as Madison
  • Uta Dunz as Oma
  • Rebecca Hazlewood as Stephanie Kercher
  • Rebecca Wisocky as Cecilia
  • Antonio Rampino as Francesco Sollecito

I highly recommend watching this series on Disney+.

Rating: 9 out of 10 Stars

Ryan Balkwill:

Resident TV reviewer,

Level Best Art Cafe

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