The chilling thriller, about a woman named Sheryl Bradshaw who crosses paths with a serial killer on a dating show, is based on a true and gruesome story. Read on to find out everything that happened.

Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala's introduction on a 1978 game show episode inspired Netflix's 'Woman of the Hour' Cheryl Bradshaw on 'The Dating Game.' ; Anna Kendrick as Sheryl Bradshaw in 'Woman ...

The man who arrested serial killer Rodney Alcala, whose case inspired the recent Netflix special "Woman of the Hour," detailed the true story behind the popular film and how Alcala's appearance on a ...

Don’t pick Bachelor No. 1. Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour,” tells the chilling and unbelievable story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who appeared on the hit game show “The ...

Rodney Alcala appeared on a dating show that led to his infamy. Pic credit: Huntington Beach Police Department/ @criminologytube/YouTube In 1978, Rodney James Alcala appeared on the popular TV show ...

Plenty of people from Tom Selleck to Farrah Fawcett went on "The Dating Game" looking for love, fame and fortune — or at least a free trip. One woman got more than she expected: An encounter with a ...

In real life, Alcala competed on "The Dating Game" and won a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw. Bradshaw declined to go on the date because she thought Alcala was creepy. The chilling, real story ...

"Woman of the Hour" star and director Anna Kendrick was struck by Rodney Alcala's "disarming, child-like" qualities in the footage from his 1978 game show appearance. “Woman of the Hour” star and ...

Warning! This post contains spoilers for Woman of the Hour. Woman of the Hour reveals that Sally Field was once a contestant ...

A woman who was twice assaulted by notorious serial killer Rodney Alcala over a decade before his appearance on the Dating Game claims she attempted to alert police but nobody listened to her. Morgan ...

The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. ABC dropped the ...

Cheryl Bradshaw almost went on a date with Rodney Alcala in 1978 — but she trusted her gut instead. Netflix's Woman of the Hourfollows an aspiring actress and serial killer who cross paths when ...