Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, "Woman of the Hour," tells the chilling and unbelievable story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who appeared on the hit game show “The Dating Game” in 1978, amidst his murder spree.

Was the 'Dating Game' killer an L.A. Times employee? Did Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala really go out for a drink? Your questions about Anna Kendrick's new film, answered.

Netflix’s new No. 1 film, “Woman of the Hour,” is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala. Here’s what happened in real life and where the “TV dating show killer” is now.

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut “Woman of the Hour” premieres on Netflix Oct. 18, telling the true story of how American serial killer Rodney Alcala won “The Dating Game” in 1978. Alcala, born in San Antonio,

It was supposed to be just another silly episode of “The Dating Game.” At a taping of the popular TV show in 1978, host Jim Lange introduced three male suitors who were there to be cutely questioned by a single woman,

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

Alcala, who as the Netflix movie depicts, would appear on The Dating Game while he was actively raping and killing women, was eventually convicted of killing seven women and sentenced to death. He died of natural causes in 2021,