EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Knox teams up with ‘close friend’ and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky on a Hulu drama series about Meredith Kercher’s murder and her wrongful conviction – and how it ‘ripped HER life apart on the world stage’

Amanda Knox has teamed up with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky on a big-budget TV drama that will tell the chilling true story of her roommate Meredith Kercher’s murder – her subsequent conviction for the harrowing crime, and her eventual release .

DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal that the two women formed a ‘close’ bond while working on the project, which will see Amanda shed new and dramatic light on the untimely death of British student Meredith, 21, who was found brutally stabbed to death. in their shared home in Perugia, Italy, in 2007.

The case gripped the world as it began to unfold – and its many gory details, twists and turns have been the focus of several TV dramas ever since.

But now Amanda is going to put her own twist on the retelling of events that have been so closely scrutinized over the past 16 years – and all this with the help of Monica (50), with whom she became ‘very close’ during the production of the series.

‘Monica and Amanda have become very close and are in almost constant contact. They find they have a lot in common, and support each other,’ a friend told DailyMail.com.

Wrongfully convicted Amanda Knox (seen in 2011) has written a new show that will tell her story for Hulu — and it’s being produced by Monica Lewinsky

A source told DailyMail.com that the unlikely duo became ‘very close’ friends while making the project. Amanda is seen on the left during her trial in 2011 and Monica is seen on the right recently

“Monica (seen in 2020) and Amanda have become very close and are in almost constant contact,” the insider revealed. ‘They find they have a lot in common and support each other’

Amanda was wrongfully arrested for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher (seen), in Italy in 2007, then acquitted of all charges eight years later

Monica, 50, who herself was thrust into the spotlight after it was revealed she had an affair with then-President Bill Clinton when she was 22 and working as a White House intern. first glimpse of the show last week.

While she didn’t reveal much, she did tease an exciting new project during an appearance on the Today show – revealing that she’s been working with another young woman who has found her life torn apart’.

She said: ‘I wish this had already been announced, but I’m executive producing a series about another young woman who finds her life torn apart on the world stage, but somehow she managed to survive.

“I think it’s going to be very powerful and hopefully they’ll announce it soon.”

Monica entered the world of production in 2019 when she produced the series Impeachment, which told the story of her entanglement with Bill, as well as her betrayal by one-time friend Linda Tripp, played by Sarah Paulson.

Monica was played by actress Beanie Feldstein, and the show was run by Ryan Murphy – the mastermind behind other popular series such as Glee and American Horror Story.

The series thrust the scandal back into the public eye and sparked much speculation about the truths hidden in the dramatized script – something Monica and Amanda’s retelling of Kercher’s gruesome murder will no doubt also face.

Amanda – and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito – were both convicted of the violent crime and spent almost four years in prison after the murder of exchange student Meredith.

Amanda, who was 20 years old at the time, and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, were initially blamed for the crime, and she was sentenced to 26 years in prison.

Later, a burglar named Rudy Guede was found guilty of murdering Meredith after his fingerprints were found on her belongings and Amanda and Raffaele’s convictions were overturned.

More than a decade after the fateful day Amanda was wrongfully convicted of murder, she’s retelling her story for the upcoming Hulu series

She called the police after finding Meredith’s bedroom door locked and noticing blood in the bathroom, but after law enforcement noticed her acting strange, she became a suspect.

At the time, Amanda blamed her boss at a local bar where she worked, Patrick Lumumba, who had a solid alibi, which only made the police more suspicious of her.

After an intense investigation and trial, Amanda, then 20 years old, as well as her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, were found guilty of the crime in 2009 – and she was sentenced to 26 years in prison for faking a burglary, defamation, sexual violence and murder.

The whole world watched as the trial unfolded, and millions were divided as to whether or not Amanda and Raffaele had committed the horrific crime.

Later, however, a famous burglar named Rudy Guede was arrested and convicted of Meredith’s murder after his bloodstained fingerprints were found on her belongings.

Amanda and Raffaele’s convictions were both overturned by an Italian court in 2015. She ended up being paid almost $19,000 in compensation for justice, including not being given a lawyer or a competent interpreter when she was first taken into custody.

She has since written a memoir about what happened to her, and in 2018 became the host of a series called The Scarlet Letter Reports, which focuses on the “sexual nature of public shaming.” In addition, she runs a podcast called The Truth About True Crime.

She is now married to a man named Christopher Robinson, and together they share one daughter.

Although many documentaries and movies have been made about Amanda’s story, this is the first one that she wrote herself.

Monica (50) hinted at the show for the first time on the Today show last week. She said: ‘I’m producing a series about another young woman who finds her life torn apart on the world stage.

Monica had a relationship with former President Bill Clinton (seen together in 1997) when she was 22 years old and working as a White House intern and he was in office

As for Monica, she spent many years out of the public eye and told the Today show that the fallout from the Bill scandal left her with post-traumatic stress disorder.

She took some time to focus on her education and studied at the London School of Economics before stepping back into the limelight in 2014 when she wrote an essay for Vanity Fair.

She has since made some rare appearances and sat for several interviews, telling Today that she is doing better than ever.

‘It was the best decade for me. I am incredibly grateful. Turning 40 was terrible – but turning 50 was very empowering,’ she gushed to the outlet.

Monica had an affair with Bill from 1995 to 1997, which eventually led to his prosecution.

On August 17, 1998, after multiple denials, the former president appeared on television and finally confessed, insisting that he was ‘solely and entirely responsible’ for the affair.