"I was able to ask her as many questions as I possibly could,” said Grace Van Patten of preparing to portray Amanda Knox. "She was extremely open with me."

In an exclusive interview with TODAY, Knox opened up about what led her to produce the Hulu series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox. According to the mother of two, she shared that the birth of her oldest daughter, Eureka, inspired her to tell her side of the story. As she told the outlet:

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?"