Muriel Pearson

Knox discusses her decades-long battle to prove her innocence after being wrongfully convicted of her roommate’s 2007 murder. Premiering August 22 on ABC, it will be available for streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Knox also talks about her involvement as an executive producer in Hulu’s upcoming limited series inspired by her story, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, premiering August 20. The ABC primetime special also interviews the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Hulu series K.J. Steinberg, executive producer Warren Littlefield and Grace Van Patten, who plays Amanda.

In this special edition of Primetime, ABC News' Diane Sawyer interviews filmmaker Mel Gibson about his highly controversial movie, ""The Passion of the Christ."" He responds to charges that the movie's portrayal of the Jewish role in the death of Christ will encourage anti-Semitism. He also elaborates on comments he's made about the Holocaust. In addition, Gibson tells why he felt it necessary to exhibit such a graphic depiction of Christ's crucifixion on film and discusses his decision to tell the story in Aramaic and Latin.

The story of Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), the 1980 Playboy "Playmate of the Year", who was murdered by her estranged husband, just as her entertainment career was taking off.

Twenty-five years after the 51-day standoff and deadly siege on David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound, new details and survivor revelations come to light.

A look at the mysterious, final weeks of Gene Hackman's life and their aftermath. How did the Hollywood icon die, alongside his wife and dog, far from the eyes of the world, not to be discovered until many days later?

Knox discusses her decades-long battle to prove her innocence after being wrongfully convicted of her roommate’s 2007 murder. Premiering August 22 on ABC, it will be available for streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Knox also talks about her involvement as an executive producer in Hulu’s upcoming limited series inspired by her story, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, premiering August 20. The ABC primetime special also interviews the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Hulu series K.J. Steinberg, executive producer Warren Littlefield and Grace Van Patten, who plays Amanda.

In this special edition of Primetime, ABC News' Diane Sawyer interviews filmmaker Mel Gibson about his highly controversial movie, ""The Passion of the Christ."" He responds to charges that the movie's portrayal of the Jewish role in the death of Christ will encourage anti-Semitism. He also elaborates on comments he's made about the Holocaust. In addition, Gibson tells why he felt it necessary to exhibit such a graphic depiction of Christ's crucifixion on film and discusses his decision to tell the story in Aramaic and Latin.

The story of Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), the 1980 Playboy "Playmate of the Year", who was murdered by her estranged husband, just as her entertainment career was taking off.

The story of Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), the 1980 Playboy "Playmate of the Year", who was murdered by her estranged husband, just as her entertainment career was taking off.

Twenty-five years after the 51-day standoff and deadly siege on David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound, new details and survivor revelations come to light.

Twenty-five years after the 51-day standoff and deadly siege on David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound, new details and survivor revelations come to light.

A look at the mysterious, final weeks of Gene Hackman's life and their aftermath. How did the Hollywood icon die, alongside his wife and dog, far from the eyes of the world, not to be discovered until many days later?