Happy Face' is inspired by the notorious Happy Face killer, Keith Jesperson, and the 2009 biography of his daughter.

If you've not been following it, Happy Face is inspired by the true life story of Melissa G. Moore (played by Annaleigh Ashford) who, at 15, discovered her father was a serial killer known as ...

Happy Face is based on the 2018 podcast by Melissa Moore, whom Ashford's character is based upon, plus her 2009 autobiography Shattered Silence, cowritten with M. Bridget Cook.

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Happy Face” Episode 4. In this week’s episode of “Happy Face,” Melissa (Annaleigh Ashford) reconnects with her brother Shane (Philip Ettinger ...

As the Paramount+ series Happy Face continues, Episode 4 packs a particularly hard punch in terms of the impact the story. Starring Annaleigh Ashford, Dennis Quaid and Canadian Khiyla Aynne, the eight ...

Annaleigh Ashford (left) and Tamera Tomakili (right) co-star in "Happy Face," with new episodes streaming Thursdays on Paramount+. With 2025 being the 30-year anniversary of Moore's father's arrest, ...

Starring Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid, “Happy Face” is told from a female point of view and looks at how a shameful secret can echo through generations.

Based on a true story, the eight-parter stars Annaleigh Ashford as Melissa G. Moore, who discovered that her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson (played by Dennis Quaid), was a serial murderer known as ...