Van Patten tells PEOPLE she remembers worrying, "What would [Knox] think of me, this random actress portraying her in a very traumatic time of her life?"

"The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" star Grace Van Patten breaks down the "psychological nightmare" that led to Knox's "tragic" coerced confession

After signing on to star in Hulu's "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox," the actor only had two months to prepare for the role: "It was nice to kind of have a fire under me."