HAPPY FACE (PARAMOUNT PLUS)
Premieres in TBA 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
???
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STATUS:
new in 2024/2025 (date TBA) |
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, February 2024) Paramount+ today announced that Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe-nominated actor Dennis Quaid (LAWMEN: BASS REEVES, The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow) will star in the new 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. He joins the cast alongside previously announced actress Annaleigh Ashford, who is set to star as his daughter, Melissa. The eight-episode first season will begin production this spring in Vancouver and premiere exclusively on Paramount+ globally in 2025. HAPPY FACE is inspired by the true-life story of Melissa Moore; the critically acclaimed Happy Face podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore; and the autobiography Shattered Silence, written by Moore with M. Bridget Cook. HAPPY FACE for Paramount+ jumps off from Moore's true-life story. Happy Face (Quaid) is an incarcerated serial killer who also is Melissa's (Ashford) once-beloved father. 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. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Annaleigh Ashford as Melissa
· Benjamin Mackey as Max
· Damon Gupton as Elijah
· David Harewood as Dr. Greg
· Dennis Quaid as Happy Face
· James Wolk as Ben
· Khiyla Aynne as Hazel
· Momona Tamada as Eva
· Tamera Tomakili as Ivy
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Conal Byrne as EP
· Jennifer Cacicio as CRTR/EP
· Jordana Mollick as EP
· Liz Glotzer as EP
· M. Bridget Cook as BOOK
· Melissa Moore as BOOK/EP
· Michael Showalter as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Michelle King as EP
· Robert King as EP
· Will Pearson as EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· iHeartPodcasts
· King Size Productions
· Semi-Formal Productions
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