According to Variety, “Heroes” Actress Hayden Panettiere has signed on to play Amanda Knox who is currently serving a 26 year jail sentence for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, a British woman who shared an apartment with Knox and two others in Perugia, Italy. Her boyfriend along with a third man were also convicted of the same crime and serving a long sentence too. The case is very controversial and there are supporters and legal minds who believe she was unlawfully convicted. The case launched a media circus which some feel lead to an unfair trial. Her family constantly appears on news programs in hopes of keeping attention on the case and having her conviction overturned on appeal. ‘The Amanda Knox Story’ will air sometime next year.