The main reason for that is Anna Kendrick, who makes a formidable, clear-eyed directorial debut in addition to playing Bradshaw. Using plenty of her own career experiences, Kendrick presents Bradshaw’s story as a grimly common one of pervasive,

Anna Kendrick’s “Woman of the Hour,” in which she makes her directorial debut and stars, premieres on Netflix on Oct. 18. It follows the real-life, tragic trail of deaths left by serial killer and sex offender Rodney Alcala in the ’70s while he was also able to become a contender of the popular game show

The directorial debut of Anna Kendrick, who also stars as dating show contestant Cheryl Bradshaw in Woman of the Hour. The film tells the true story of Bradshaw's appearance on 70s dating show The Dating Game and her encounter with serial killer Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto).