India, Aug. 16 -- Grace Van Patten will be playing the role of Amanda Knox in Hulu's The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, a limited series following Knox's fight to clear her name after being convicted in Italy of killing her roommate Meredith Kercher. The series, Van Patten told People, covers Knox's "16-year odyssey to set herself free" and gives her the chance "to reclaim her story."

She was struck by how the production treated the subject. "What I thought was so beautiful is, everyone approached it so empathetically. No one's the villain in the story," she told People.

Van Patten remembers the case vividly. She had first seen Knox's 2016 documentary, which left a lasting impression. "It was a crazy, full-circle moment for me because I d...