Amanda Knox is returning to Italy nearly 18 years after her arrest in one of the most internationally scrutinized criminal cases of the 21st century. Her journey is the focus of Mouth of the Wolf: Amanda Knox Returns to Italy, a new documentary premiering January 26 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
The film chronicles Knox’s decision to confront a chapter of her life that has continued to shape her identity long after her legal exoneration. Convicted in 2009 for the 2007 murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher, Knox spent four years in an Italian prison before her conviction — and that of her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito — was ultimately overturned. Italy’s highest court definitively exonerated her in 2015.
Unlike previous portrayals of the case, Mouth of the Wolf does not seek to re-examine the crime or re-litigate the evidence. Instead, it is a deeply personal account of what it means to live with the aftermath of a wrongful conviction — and to voluntarily return to the place where that trauma occurred.
The documentary follows Knox over several years as she travels back to Italy to participate in events with the Italy Innocence Project and to engage in a series of conversations with Giuliano Mignini, the prosecutor who led the case against her. These meetings, shown unfolding gradually rather than as a single confrontation, form the emotional core of the film.
Knox does not frame the encounters as a quest for revenge or forgiveness. Instead, she approaches them as an attempt to understand how institutions, individuals, and media narratives combined to produce a devastating miscarriage of justice. The film explores how good intentions, confirmation bias, and public pressure can lead to irreversible harm.
The title Mouth of the Wolf reflects that choice. The phrase refers to willingly entering danger — stepping into a place of fear in order to reclaim agency. For Knox, returning to Italy is precisely that: an act of self-determination rather than avoidance.
Directed by Knox’s husband, Christopher Robinson, the documentary adopts an intimate, observational style. Cameras follow Knox in moments of anxiety, reflection, and quiet resilience, capturing her life today as a writer, justice reform advocate, wife, and mother. The film also examines how relentless tabloid coverage and sensationalist headlines shaped global perceptions of her guilt long before the legal process had concluded.
Knox has been the subject of dramatized adaptations before, including a Hulu scripted series she executive produced. This documentary, however, marks the first time she places herself fully on camera in real time, confronting unresolved questions rather than narrating them from a distance.
Mouth of the Wolf: Amanda Knox Returns to Italy premieres January 26 and will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. The film offers a restrained, human portrait of accountability, survival, and what it means to move forward without erasing the past.
