Hayden Panettiere Transforms into Amanda Knox

Hayden Panettiere covers up her platinum pixie cut with a wig while filming the upcoming Lifetime movie The Amanda Knox Story on Monday (October 25) in Rome, Italy.

The telepic centers around Amanda (pictured on the right), an American college student serving a 26-year jail sentence in Italy. Authorities have accused of killing her British roommate in 2007 while they were studying abroad.

Also spotted on set: Italian actor Paolo Romio who plays Amanda‘s boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. He was also convicted of murder, sexual assault and obstruction of justice.

The Amanda Knox Story is expected to air sometime next year.