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Netflix · 30 September 2016 · Documentary film · 1h 32m

Amanda Knox (Netflix, 2016)

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The film revisits the investigation and legal proceedings surrounding the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. Interviews with people on different sides of the case examine the way the investigation, trial and news coverage shaped its public story.[Netflix Tudum] [IndieWire]

Interviewees

10 publicly named · coverage checked 8 November 2026

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Meredith Kercher and other named people appear in archival material; they are not counted as interviewees unless separately identified as on-camera interview participants. News presenters also appear in archival footage.[Wikipedia] [The Guardian]

How this list was compiled. Compiled from Netflix's guide, BBC reporting, major newspaper and trade reviews, and the directors' interview. Interviewees are included when publicly named as participants; archival-only subjects are excluded. The end credits have not been checked frame by frame, so brief appearances named only on screen may be missing. Spotted a missing name? Tell us.

Timeline

  1. 2016-09-30

    Amanda Knox (Netflix, 2016) released on Netflix[Netflix Tudum] [IndieWire]

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Episodes

    Feature-length documentary film.

    Credits

    Directors
    Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn[IndieWire] [The Verge]

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    Sources

    1. Amanda Knox Documentary: Who Is Amanda Knox? — Netflix Tudum, published 2025-08-20. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
    2. Amanda Knox (film) — Wikipedia, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Reference workMedium reliability
    3. Amanda Knox: Netflix Documentary Makes Case For Larger Look — IndieWire, published 2016-09-10. Accessed 2026-11-08.Entertainment trade pressHigh reliability
    4. Amanda Knox review – intriguing but flawed Netflix documentary — The Guardian, published 2016-09-29. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
    5. Amanda Knox Netflix documentary gets mixed reviews — BBC News, published 2016-09-30. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
    6. How the directors of Netflix’s Amanda Knox uncovered the humanity behind the headline — The Verge, published 2016-09-11. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability

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