ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Woman of the Hour star and director Anna Kendrick about making her directorial debut. Kendrick discussed what was surprising for her, how her acting background helped,

Woman of the Hour' actor Autumn Best explains why she didn't expect to get cast in the true-crime drama directed by Anna Kendrick.

That simply cannot be true” is the reaction many will have to the narrative centerpiece of Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour.” And yet: On a 1978 episode of “The Dating Game,” one of the “eligible bachelors” was a serial killer in the midst of a murder spree.

Anna McKibbin of the AV Club gives Woman of the Hour a B, calling the director’s debut effort “ambitious,” as she’s not satisfied to simply gesture toward the magnitude of misogyny. In McKibbin’s words:

"The Dating Game" seemed like a cute way to connect the sexes, until serial killer Rodney Alcala won, as seen in the Netflix film "Woman of the Hour."

How women are forced to handle, and suffer, the bruised egos of men fuels Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour."

You never know who you might meet on a dating show -- but you might just know some of the faces in "Woman of the Hour."

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

Netflix's latest true crime film Woman of the Hour stars Anna Kendrick who has revealed the inspiration behind the film's final moment

Woman of the Hour tells the chilling true story of a real-life serial killer who appeared on an episode of a dating game show in the 1970s.