Grace Van Patten’s latest role as Amanda Knox has been a long time coming. In 2016, early in her acting career, Van Patten watched the Netflix documentary on Knox’s case. She immediately felt a connection to the story. “I remember so vividly calling my agents at the time and asking if they were making anything about Amanda Knox because I'd be so interested in being part of it,” the 28-year-old says. “Then I forgot about it for almost 10 years.”

As luck would have it, the opportunity came back around when Van Patten was older and more well-established. Having starred in shows like Tell Me Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers , the New York City native had made a name for herself in Hollywood, so when she put her name in the running last fall to play Knox in the scripted series The Tw

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