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Margaret Qualley has been cast to play Amanda Knox in an untitled limited series ordered on Hulu, diverse to learn.
Hulu has ordered eight one-hour episodes. The official description states that the show is “based on the true story of how Knox was wrongly convicted of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to free herself.”
KJ Steinberg (“This Is Us,” “Mistresses,” “Gossip Girl”) serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Qualley will executive produce as well as star. Littlefield's Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Anne Johnson and Graham Littlefield will also executive produce alongside Monica Lewinsky as well as Knox and Chris Robinson via Knox Robinson Productions. The twentieth television is the studio.
This will now be the second limited series based on a real person in which Qualley will star. She previously led the Netflix series “Maid,” based on the memoir of the same name by Stephanie Land. Her work on the show earned Qualley a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination. She previously received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for her role as Ann Reinking on the FX series Fosse/Verdon. Qualley is also known for her roles in shows like “The Leftovers” and movies like “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “The Nice Guys.”
She is repped by CAA and Sloane Offer.
Knox's story has been the subject of several on-screen projects to date. In addition to several special news reports and documentaries, Lifetime aired the original film “Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy” in 2011. “Stillwater” stars Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin and Camille Cottin, and is believed to have been filmed inspired by Knox's Story, released in 2021.
