[05/10/24 - 11:23 PM] Development Update: Week of May 6-10 Updates include the cancellations of Roku's "Chad"; Apple's "Constellation"; NBC's "Extended Family"; FOX's "Housebroken"; ABC's "Not Dead Yet"; Hulu's "The Other Black Girl"; and Max's "Scavengers Reign."
[03/22/24 - 11:46 PM] Development Update: Week of March 18-22 Updates include: "Bupkis," "Uncoupled" get second seasons rescinded; Joshua Jackson to lead "Dr. Odyssey" at ABC; and NBC eyes "New Amsterdam" sequel series.
[03/15/24 - 11:51 PM] Development Update: Week of March 11-15 Updates include: FX's "The Bear" to film two seasons back-to-back; ABC orders Ty Burrell-led "Forgive and Forget" to pilot; and Mariel Molino to star in "NCIS: Origins" at CBS.
[03/08/24 - 11:49 PM] Development Update: Week of March 4-8 Updates include: FOX's "Doc" rounds out principal cast; Amazon sets leads in "We Were Liars"; and Christian Kane returns for The CW's "The Librarians: The Next Chapter."
[02/16/24 - 09:02 AM] Dennis Quaid Joins Paramount+ Original Drama Series "Happy Face" Quaid will play the titular role of the real-life serial killer notoriously called "Happy Face" because of the smiley faces he drew on evidence where he bragged about his crimes.
[11/10/21 - 10:00 AM] Paramount+ Announces Series Order for New Original Drama "Happy Face" The series is inspired by the highly rated and critically acclaimed podcast from iHeartMedia and Melissa Jesperson-Moore, the book "Shattered Silence" written by Melissa with M. Bridget Cook, and Melissa's true-life story.
[09/16/20 - 11:05 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, September 16 Updates include: ABC opts not to move forward with season two of "Stumptown"; Ophelia Lovibond to lead HBO Max's "Minx" pilot; and Vanessa Kai joins the cast of The CW's "Kung Fu."
DESCRIPTION: (from Paramount+'s web site, March 2025) Inspired by a true-life story, Happy Face tells the story of Melissa Reed (Annaleigh Ashford), daughter of Keith Jesperson (Dennis Quaid), aka the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into his daughter’s life, and Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. In the process, she must face a reckoning of her own identity.
