This review was originally published in 2025 when the show was released on Disney+
“An Italian murder trial is quite unique,” we’re informed, as prosecutors, witnesses and jurors materialise on screen in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which arrives on ITV today. That’s undoubtedly true from an American perspective, and that’s precisely what we're getting here. Part travelogue, part bildungsroman and part courtroom drama, it is a novel take on one of the 21st century’s most overtold stories: the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher and the conviction, and subsequent release, of her roommate, Amanda Knox.
