Anna Kendrick is making her directorial debut. After a buzzy premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Netflix has acquired Woman of the Hour, Kendrick’s searing film drawn from the bizarre true story of a real-life serial killer’s appearance on The Dating Game. 

Woman of the Hour explores the way women navigate a world of violent men. Read on for more information about the movie, coming soon to Netflix. 

What’s Woman of the Hour about?

The stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actor 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.

Who’s in the cast of Woman of the Hour?

• Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Pitch Perfect, A Simple Favor) stars as Cheryl Bradshaw, and she also directed the film from a script by Ian McDonald. 
• Daniel Zovatto (It Follows, Lady Bird) plays Rodney Alcala.
•  Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development)
• Nicolette Robinson (The Affair, One Night in Miami… ) 
• Autumn Best (4400)
• Kathryn Gallagher (HBO Max’s Gossip Girl and the Broadway musicals Jagged Little Pill and Spring Awakening)
• Kelley Jakle (Pitch Perfect, 42)

When does Woman of the Hour come out on Netflix?

Woman of the Hour will stream on Netflix on Oct. 18.

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