Happy Face: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Happy Face (2025): Drama, Thriller. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Happy Face is inspired by the true-life story of Melissa G. Moore; the critically acclaimed Happy Face podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore; and the autobiography Shattered Silence, written by Moore with M. Bridget Cook. At 15, Moore discovered that her beloved father was the prolific serial killer known as Happy Face. As an adult, she has changed her name and guarded her secret while her father has been serving life in prison.
Jumping off from Moore's true-life story, the Paramount+ Original Series follows Melissa and her incarcerated father, known as the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, he finally finds a way to force himself back into his daughter's life. In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. Throughout, she discovers the impact her father had on his victims' families and must face a reckoning of her own identity.
Series details
- Title: Happy Face
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Premiere date: 2025-03-20
- Final broadcast date listed: 2025-05-01
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: Paramount+
- Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
- TVMaze ID: 58933
- IMDb ID: tt15977292
- TVDB ID: 414552
Cast and credited roles
- Annaleigh Ashford — Melissa
- Dennis Quaid — Keith Hunter Jesperson
- James Wolk — Ben
- Tamera Tomakili — Ivy Campbell
- Khiyla Aynne — Hazel
- Benjamin Mackey — Max
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2025-03-20; final listed air date 2025-05-01; episode order: 8.
Source and licence
Adapted from Happy Face on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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