Happy Face
2025 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 6.8
The story of Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson, 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.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-03-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (64 votes)
Themes
- manipulation
- identity crisis
- talk show
- interview
- serial killer
- rape and murder
- based on memoir or autobiography
- true crime
- teenage daughter
- autobiographical
- shame
- based on podcast
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Annaleigh Ashford
as Melissa Reed
Dennis Quaid
as Keith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'
James Wolk
as Ben Reed
Tamera Tomakili
as Ivy Campbell
Khiyla Aynne
as Hazel Reed
Benjamin Mackey
as Max Reed
Momona Tamada
as Eva
Kathleen Duborg
as June
Jennifer Spence
as Renee
Charles Zuckermann
as C.O. Bassett
Directed by Laurel Parmet, Michael Showalter
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1The Confession58mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu
- S1E2Killing Shame48mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu
- S1E3Was It Worth It?57mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu
- S1E4Controlled Burn54mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu
- S1E5Don't Dream58mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu
- S1E6Lorelai55mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu
- S1E7My Jesperson Girls54mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu
- S1E8The Star55mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+Hulu