TV viewers praise 'gut-wrenching' opening 2 episodes of 'brilliant' new drama


Tell Me Lies star Grace Van Patten plays Amanda Knox in the new 8-part drama, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which airs on Disney+ and Hulu


Nicky MorrisActing TV and Film Editor
August 21, 2025
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Viewers who tuned into the first two episodes of the new true-story drama, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, have hailed the series as "gut-wrenching" and "brilliant". 

The eight-part series, which premiered its first two episodes on Disney+ and Hulu this week, dramatises the wrongful conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and the 15-year fight to clear her name. 

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Grace Van Patten plays Amanda Knox in the new 8-part drama

Praising the show, which stars Grace Van Patten (Nine Perfect Strangers, Tell Me Lies), one viewer penned on social media: "Just finished the first two episodes of #TheTwistedTaleofAmandaKnox and it's already so powerful and so beautifully done. I'm so glad Knox is getting to tell her story in this way," while another added: "It's so good!!! The show is phenomenal, I need more episodes now!"

A third person commented: "Bravo! Powerful and gut-wrenching."

HELLO!'s TV Writer Abby Allen said of the show: "I've had this series on my watchlist ever since I listened to a podcast interview with Amanda Knox. Grace Van Patten brings her shocking story to life in this gripping eight-parter, and with Sharon Horgan playing her on-screen mother, it's set to have you hooked from the start."

© Disney/Andrea Miconi
Viewers have hailed the series as "gut-wrenching" and "brilliant"

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