Anna Kendrick's directorial debut focuses on the victims murdered by the real-life Rodney Alcala, a serial killer who once won a reality dating show in the ‘70s

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, freshly landed on Netflix, is a serial-killer thriller that tells the barely-believable but entirely true story of Rodney Alcala, Cheryl Bradshaw and a fateful 1978 episode of US TV matchmaking show The Dating Game.

As Netflix viewers tune into the harrowing Woman of the Hour, the Mirror takes a look at the real 'Dating Show Killer' Rodney Acala, who may have murdered as many as 130 individuals during a sick 10-y

Netflix Woman of the Hour focuses on Rodney Alcala, a horrifying serial killer who took chilling pictures of his victims

How accurate is Netflix's "Women of the Hour"? The true story of Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala, the serial killer she chose on "The Dating Game."

Woman of the Hour was inspired by a real-life serial killer who appeared on The Dating Game in the 1970s. Anna Kendrick directed and stars in the new Netflix film.

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut is here and she’s not playing any games. Based on the true story of murderer Rodney Alcala, Woman of the Hour, which hit Netflix on Friday, October 18, explores the notorious serial killer and sex offender who found his next potential victim on national TV while appearing on a 1978 episode of The Dating Game.