The film, which Kendrick told The Independent is the “ most revealing piece of work I’ve ever done”, focuses on Rodney Alcala, who appeared on The Dating Game, a Blind Date style show, in 1978. Alcala was 35 years old when he appeared on the show and had reportedly already murdered at least five people, including a pregnant woman and a child.

In Anna Kendrick's '70s thriller, Danny Zovatto plays Rodney Alcala, the "Dating Game" serial killer who hid his violence under a soft-rock sincerity.

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.