EXCLUSIVE: After seeing his Black List spec Woman of the Hour produced as Anna Kendrick’s feature directorial debut and sold to Netflix in a bidding war, screenwriter Ian McDonald has sold another project — an untitled thriller feature pitch — to the streamer.

Plot details are under wraps, other than the film being set in the world of cults. Academy Award nominees Andrea Berloff and John Gatins will produce under their overall deal at the streamer, where they currently have The Last Mrs. Parrish and Fight for ’84 in production/post.

Selling to Netflix for around $11M after premiering to critical acclaim at TIFF, McDonald’s Woman of the Hour is a fictionalized take on the story of serial killer Rodney Alcala and his infamous appearance on The Dating Game in the midst of

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