The Amanda Knox limited series at Hulu has added four new cast members, Variety has learned.
Currently titled “Amanda,” the series has added John Hoogenakker (“The Morning Show,” “Dopesick”), Francesco Acquaroli (“Suburra: Blood on Rome,” “Diaz-Don’t Clean Up This Blood”), Giuseppe De Domenico (“ZeroZeroZero,” “Bang Bang Baby”), and Roberta Mattei (“Italian Race,” “Sweet India”).
The quartet join previously announced series lead Grace Van Patten as well as Sharon Horgan, who will play Knox’s mother Edda Mellas.
Hoogenakker will play Curt Knox, described as “Amanda Knox’s fun-loving but stoic father who, despite his divorce from her mother, is a great dad to his daughters. He leads the charge to defend his daughter in the press.” Acquaroli stars as Giuliano Mignini, “the Italian prosecutor in Amanda Knox’s case. A man with a need to prove himself, he’s convinced of Amanda’s involvement in the murder from the jump, and he finds his life and legacy defined by his relationship to her.”
De Domenico will play Raffaele Sollecito, “Amanda Knox’s boyfriend at the time of the murder and oft-forgotten co-defendant, a kid of deep principle, who was drawn into her horror story by sheer chance.” Finally, Mattei will play Monica Napoleoni, “the sharp, fashionable, and aggressive head of the homicide division in Perugia, and Mignini’s right hand. She is convinced of Amanda and Raffaele’s guilt and is unrelenting in her pursuit of them.”
Hoogenakker is repped byStewart Talent, Industry Entertainment, and Hansen Jacobson. Acquaroli is repped by Diberti & C. Italy. De Domenico is repped by Agave Talent. Mattei is repped by AL Management.
“Amanda” will tell the story of how Knox was accused of the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and the 16 years she spent fighting to prove her innocence.
KJ Steinberg serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Warren Littlefield, Lisa Harrison, Ann Johnson, and Graham Littlefield executive produce via The Littlefield Company. Monica Lewinsky is executive producing via Alt Ending Productions. Amanda Knox and Chris Robinson executive produce for Knox Robinson Productions. 20th Television is the studio.
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