Little did she know, the man she chose to go on a date with - Rodney Alcala - was in fact a notorious serial killer. Alcala was part-way through a crime spree when he appeared on the show, having raped and assaulted multiple people and committed several murders.

With Netflix’s ‘Woman of the Hour’ being a crime drama that carefully retells the tale of serial killer Rodney Alcala, we get an original that can only be described as bafflingly intriguing. That’s because it delves into not just his heinous crime spree but also how he managed to participate in and win ABC’s reality

Anna Kendrick makes her directorial debut with Woman of the Hour, a film based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala who appeared on The Dating Game

Years after his conviction, a crime profiler reveals how Cheryl Bradshaw's rejection may have added to Rodney Alcala's unhinged killing spree.

Netflix 's Woman of the Hour is a shocking exploration of violence against women through the crimes of Rodney Alcala, known as the "Dating Game Killer".

Cheryl Bradshaw trusted her gut when she refused to go on a date with Rodney Alcala, and that decision may have saved her life.

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Rodney Alcala, who appeared on The Dating Game in 1978, was set to go on a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw before she refused to see him again after a 'creepy' meeting

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.