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The new scripted Hulu series “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox<\/a>” premiered on Wednesday, Aug. 20. It follows the real-life story of the University of Washington student<\/a> who was convicted and later acquitted in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate while studying abroad in Italy.<\/p>\n Knox, a Seattle native, is an executive producer on the show<\/a> along with Monica Lewinsky. In an essay for ELLE magazine<\/a>, Knox said she was deeply involved in crafting the limited series, from making casting decisions and modifying scripts to assisting with costume design and co-writing the series finale with showrunner K.J. Steinberg.<\/p>\n “The whole endeavor has been an incredibly gratifying experience, because there are hundreds of very talented people working tirelessly, some of them for years, to tell my story in a thoughtful and artistic fashion,” wrote Knox, now 38 years old<\/a>. “And they\u2019re doing it in alignment with my values: Everything is nuanced, there are no black-and-white narratives, no mustache-twirling villains, just flawed and complicated humans.”<\/p>\n Here’s what to know.<\/p>\n “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” had its two-episode premiere on Aug. 20 on\u00a0Hulu<\/a>. New episodes will be released weekly, on Wednesdays, on the streaming platform through Oct. 1.<\/p>\n The series “traces Amanda’s relentless fight to prove her innocence and reclaim her freedom and examines why authorities and the world stood so firmly in judgment,” according to Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhere to watch ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’<\/h2>\n