Meanwhile, Sheryl Bradshaw, played by Anna Kendrick, is based on the real-life Cheryl Bradshaw, who nearly went on a date ...

Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, "Woman of the Hour," tells the improbable but true story of a serial killer who appeared ...

While in the movie Sheryl goes for a drink with Rodney after ... where he comes around the partition and Cheryl Bradshaw ...

The Netflix movie about 1970s serial killer Rodney Alcala sticks close to the story but changes some key elements ...

A contestant on “The Dating Game” show, Sheryl Bradshaw (Kendrick) ends up selecting one of America’s most notorious serial ...

Anna Kendrick’s unflinching directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, reframes a real crime for a post-#MeToo era.

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.

He murders Sarah by strangling her. Then we meet our protagonist Sheryl Bradshaw (Kendrick), who is based on the real-life Cheryl Bradshaw who selected Alcala as the winner of The Dating Game in 1978.

Anna Kendrick as Sheryl Bradshaw in 'Woman of the Hour.' Cheryl Bradshaw almost went on a date with Rodney Alcala in 1978 — but she trusted her gut instead. Netflix's Woman of the Hour follows ...

US serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared on a television dating show in 1978 and won, but never got to go on the date ...