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Margaret Qualley has been cast as Amanda Knox in an untitled limited series commissioned at Hulu. Variety has learned.
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 the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year-old odyssey to free herself from it.”
KJ Steinberg (“This Is Us,” “Mistresses,” “Gossip Girl”) serves as writer and executive producer of the series. Qualley will executive produce as well as star. Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson and Graham Littlefield of The Littlefield Company will also executive produce alongside Monica Lewinsky, as well as Knox and Chris Robinson through their Knox Robinson Productions. 20. Television is the studio.
This will now be the second limited series based on a real person starring Qualley. She previously directed the Netflix series “Maid,” based on the memoir of the same name by Stephanie Land. Her work on that show earned Qualley a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination. She previously earned an Emmy nomination for best supporting actress in a limited series for playing Ann Reinking on FX’s “Fosse/Verdon.” Qualley is also known for her roles in shows like “The Leftovers” and for films like “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “The Nice Guys.”
She is represented by CAA and Sloane Offer.
Knox’s story has been the subject of multiple on-screen projects to date. In addition to several documentaries and special reports, Lifetime aired the original film “Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy” in 2011. The film “Stillwater,” starring Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin and Camille Cottin, which is believed to have been inspired by Knox’s Story, was released in 2021.