Happy Face 2025
“Melissa, you can't hide forever.”
- Status
- Canceled
- First Aired
- March 20, 2025
- Last Aired
- May 1, 2025
- Format
- 1 season · 8 eps
- Highest Rated Episode
- S1E1 "The Confession" (★ 7.8/10)
- Created By
- Jennifer Cacicio
- Network
- Paramount+
- Where to Stream
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
What is Happy Face?
Topic: Television series "Happy Face" (2025). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2025
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 8
- First aired
- Mar 20, 2025
- Last aired
- May 1, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- Paramount+
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 73 votes
- Format
- 1 season · 8 episodes
- Status
- Canceled
- Network
- Paramount+
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Overview
Topic: Television series "Happy Face" (2025).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: Happy Face (2025).
Genre: American crime drama.
Rating: TV-MA.
Creator: Jennifer Cacicio.
Cast: Annaleigh Ashford, James Wolk, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne, Benjamin Mackey, Dennis Quaid.
Source Material: Adapted from the 2018 podcast Happy Face by Melissa Moore and her 2009 autobiography Shattered Silence, co-written with M. Bridget Cook.
Plot: Follows Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson (also known as Keith Hunter), the Happy Face Killer. At age 15, Melissa discovered her father was a serial murderer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into her life. Melissa must determine if an innocent man will be put to death for a crime her father committed, while facing a reckoning of her own identity.
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Should you watch it?
“An estranged daughter must confront her serial killer father and an impending wrongful execution.”
- Adapted from the real-life experiences of Melissa Moore and her autobiography Shattered Silence.
- Features a talented cast including Annaleigh Ashford, James Wolk, and Dennis Quaid.
- Explores the complex psychological fallout of discovering a parent is a murderer.
- Deals with dark true-crime subject matter involving a serial murderer and the death penalty.
Watch it if you enjoy intense crime dramas based on real-life accounts of serial killers and family trauma.
The tone is dramatic and crime-focused, suitable for viewers interested in intense psychological narratives.
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Season 1 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Confession Mytharc Mar 20, 2025
- E2 Killing Shame Core Mar 20, 2025
- E3 Was It Worth It? Core Mar 27, 2025
- E4 Controlled Burn Core Apr 3, 2025
- E5 Don't Dream Core Apr 10, 2025
- E6 Lorelai Core Apr 17, 2025
- E7 My Jesperson Girls Mytharc Apr 24, 2025
- E8 The Star Mytharc May 1, 2025
Frequently asked questions
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Is Happy Face worth watching?
It is worth watching for fans of crime dramas adapted from real-life true crime memoirs and podcasts.
What is the binge duration for Happy Face?
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What are the essential episodes of Happy Face?
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