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ABC News Announces "Search for the Truth: The Amanda Knox Story," Airing Friday, Aug. 22
The timely special features an exclusive primetime interview with Amanda Knox, who discusses the yearslong battle to prove her innocence after being wrongfully convicted of her roommate's 2007 murder.
[via press release from ABC]

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES 'SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH: THE AMANDA KNOX STORY,' AIRING FRIDAY, AUG. 22, AT 8:00 P.M. ON ABC, STREAMING NEXT DAY ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

The One-Hour Special Features an Exclusive Primetime Interview With Amanda Knox and New Interviews With Monica Lewinsky, Grace Van Patten and More

ABC News Studios*

Today, ABC News announced "Search for the Truth: The Amanda Knox Story," airing FRIDAY, AUG. 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and streaming next day on Disney+ and Hulu. The timely special features an exclusive primetime interview with Amanda Knox, who discusses the yearslong battle to prove her innocence after being wrongfully convicted of her roommate's 2007 murder. Knox speaks candidly about the profound toll of her wrongful conviction, the global media frenzy that shaped the public's perception of her, and the lingering impact of misinformation and speculation that have followed her ever since. The one-hour special goes beyond the headlines and offers an unfiltered look at a very different Amanda in the aftermath.

Knox also talks about her involvement as an executive producer in Hulu's upcoming limited series inspired by her story, "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox," premiering Wednesday, Aug. 20. Creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Hulu series K.J. Steinberg, executive producers Monica Lewinsky and Warren Littlefield and Grace Van Patten, who plays Amanda, are also interviewed in the ABC primetime special.

"Search for the Truth: The Amanda Knox Story" is produced by ABC News Studios. David Sloan is senior executive producer. Muriel Pearson is executive producer, and Jake Lefferman is supervising producer.

About ABC News Studios

ABC News Studios is inspired by ABC News' trusted reporting and is an award-winning, premium news and documentary original production house and commissioning partner of series and specials. ABC News Studios champions untold and authentic stories driving the cultural zeitgeist, spanning true crime, investigations, pop culture and news-adjacent stories. ABC News Studios' original titles include critically acclaimed documentaries "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," "BRATS," "Sound of the Police," "The Lady Bird Diaries," "Aftershock," Emmy-nominated "Patrice: The Movie" and most recently, "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything." Other popular docuseries and documentaries include "Scamanda," "The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer," "Betrayal: A Father's Secret," "Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials," "Wild Crime," "Mormon No More," "The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump" and "Jelly Roll: Save Me." ABC News Studios content streams on Hulu and Disney+.

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