When "This Is Us" producer K.J. Steinberg was first approached to run the re-telling of Amanda Knox's wrongful conviction in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, the first phrase that came to Steinberg's head was "Foxy Knoxy,

Amanda Knox was only 20 years old when the Seattle-born exchange student was imprisoned in Italy for a murder she didn't commit. Her story became instant tabloid fodder, with tawdry stories labeling her "Foxy Knoxy" circulating in the press and tainting her trial.

Amanda Knox's wrongful murder conviction in Italy is back in the spotlight as a new Hulu limited series, "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" premieres on Aug. 20. Grace Van Patten portrays Knox in the eight-episode series, in which Knox is an executive producer alongside her husband, Christopher Robinson, and Monica Lewinsky.