serial killer,based on memoir or autobiography,true crime,based on podcast,father and daughter

Happy Face (2025)

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Melissa, you can't hide forever.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Annaleigh Ashford
    Melissa Moore Annaleigh Ashford
  • Profile picture of Dennis Quaid
    Keith Jesperson / Happy Face Killer Dennis Quaid
  • Profile picture of James Wolk
    Ben Moore James Wolk
  • Profile picture of Tamera Tomakili
    Ivy Tamera Tomakili
  • Profile picture of Khiyla Aynne
    Hazel Khiyla Aynne
  • Profile picture of Benjamin Mackey
    Max Benjamin Mackey

Videos

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Season 1

2025

8 episodes

Season 1 of Happy Face premiered on March 20, 2025

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Keywords

  • serial killer
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • true crime
  • based on podcast
  • father and daughter