Lewinsky produces

SHE plays the “angel with ice eyes” Amanda Knox

US actress Margaret Qualley (29, "Poor Things") is to play the American Amanda Knox, who was acquitted of murder, in a planned mini-series. 

The series is "based on the true story of how Knox was wrongly convicted of the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to free herself", the US magazine "Variety" quotes a press release.

Lewinsky produced
As reported by several US media outlets, the streaming service Hulu has commissioned eight episodes for the story. The series will be produced by Knox herself, Qualley and also Monica Lewinsky.

Lewinsky had already worked on the series "Impeachment: American Crime Story", which dealt with former US President Bill Clinton's sensational affair with Lewinsky, who was an intern at the time, more than 20 years ago.

Margaret Qualley at the Chanel show in Paris(Bild: APA/AFP/Miguel MEDINA)

The now 50-year-old shared an Instagram story about the planned project with Qualley and expressed her joy about it.

Murder of exchange student
Knox hit the headlines in 2007 in connection with the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher in Italy. She was christened the "angel with ice eyes" by the media.

 In 2009, an Italian court sentenced her to a long prison sentence for the murder. Knox was finally acquitted of the charge in 2015. Until then, she had served almost four years in prison.