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. Spoilers for the movie, obviously.

Was the 'Dating Game' killer an L.A. Times employee? Did Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala really go out for a drink? Your questions about Anna Kendrick's new film, answered.

Approximately one-third of the Netflix true crime thriller "Woman of the Hour" takes place on set of "The Dating Game," where serial killer Rodney Alcala was a contestant in the 1970s. So, the production designers for the Anna Kendrick-directed film had two missions: to accurately recreate the well-known set and to make that colorful,