The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,' which tells the story of the then-college student's wrongful conviction, premiered on Aug. 20

Nearly two decades after she first made international headlines, Amanda Knox is bringing her story to the screen—on her own terms.

Van Patten leans into Knox’s uncanny mix of girl-next-door innocence and tabloid fixation, down to the colored contacts that became shorthand for her American-in-Italy persona.