After Making a Murderer proved to be one of Netflix’s biggest hits — at least in terms of cultural conversation considering they don’t provide viewing numbers — the company are hoping for another true crime hit with another documentary this fall. Amanda Knox, directed by Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn, explores the different perspectives behind the highly publicized 2007 murder in Italy and today we have a new trailer.
The Guardian said in their review, “Through tireless research and a patchwork of audio and video footage, obtained with extraordinary determination, McGinn and Blackhurst have tried to assemble the ultimate account of a familiar and persistent story. But it is more than just a true crime documentary – the pair are keen to explore the role that the media, and wider societal stereotypes, had in affecting the case.”
Check it out below ahead of a release next week.
Twice convicted and twice acquitted by Italian courts of the brutal killing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox became the subject of global speculation as non-stop media attention fed the public’s fascination through every twist and turn of the nearly decade-long case.
In a world that remains strongly divided on the legal findings, Amanda Knox goes beyond guilt or innocence to shed new light on the events and circumstances of the past nine years. Featuring unprecedented access to the key people involved and never-before-seen archival material, the film shifts between past to present, exploring the case from the inside out in exclusive interviews with Amanda Knox, her former co-defendant and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, Italian prosecutor Giuliano Mignini and Daily Mail reporter Nick Pisa.
Amanda Knox hits Netflix on September 30.