Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) delves into the true story of The Dating Game killer with her directorial debut Woman of the Hour. The teaser shows Kendrick playing a woman who gets a weird feeling from her date. And, it turns out, her instincts are spot-on.
“The stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a years-long murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. It Follows‘ Daniel Zovatto stars as serial killer Rodney Alcala. Alcala was convicted of murdering five women, but it’s possible his death count is actually in the hundreds. He died in 2021 while awaiting execution.
The cast also includes Tony Hale (Veep), Nicolette Robinson (One Night in Miami…), Autumn Best (4400), Kathryn Gallagher (Gossip Girl), and Kelley Jakle (Pitch Perfect). Ian McDonald wrote the screenplay and Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz, and Raphael Margules serve as producers.
“I think I was aware of the story in the way that I have found about 50 percent of the population to be aware of the story, which is to say, ‘Oh yeah, I heard about that,'” said Kendrick in a recent interview with EW. “And really, what we’ve heard is once upon a time, there was a very violent, dangerous murderer who went on The Dating Game. But once I signed on to direct and I got to dive into some research and make tweaks, to me, the fact that he went on The Dating Game is the least interesting part of the story.”
Kendrick, Stuart Ford, Zach Garrett, Miguel A. Palos, Jr., Ian Mcdonald, Joe Penna, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Paul Barbeau, Sean Patrick O’Reilly, Andrew Deane, and Stephen Crawford executive produce.
Woman of the Hour premieres on Netflix on October 18, 2024.
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