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Happy Face

★ 6.6 7K votes 2025–2025 0 seasons · 0 episodes Canceled Paramount+
True crimeReal cases, told as documentary or drama.This show: 9/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Annaleigh AshfordJames WolkTamera TomakiliKhiyla AynneBenjamin MackeyDennis Quaid
Written by
Jennifer Cacicio
Starring
Annaleigh AshfordJames WolkTamera TomakiliKhiyla AynneBenjamin MackeyDennis Quaid
Written by
Jennifer Cacicio

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"Inherited guilt turned into a slow reckoning"

Happy Face follows a woman rebuilding a quiet life while carrying the secret that her father is a notorious serial killer, forced back into his orbit as his case resurfaces. It's part true-crime drama, part family psychodrama, tracking how she balances protecting her own kids with the pull of old trauma and media attention. The tone is heavy and intimate rather than thrilling, leaning on a strong lead performance to carry long stretches of emotional reckoning. Pace is deliberate, sometimes slow, prioritizing character over shocking crime details or procedural twists.

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the lead performance grappling with inherited guilt and public shame with real nuance.

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you want a fast-moving crime thriller instead of a slow family drama.

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Cast

Annaleigh Ashford Melissa
James Wolk Ben
Tamera Tomakili Ivy Campbell
Khiyla Aynne Hazel
Benjamin Mackey Max
Dennis Quaid Keith Hunter Jesperson
Connor Paton Tyler
David Harewood Dr. Greg
Damon Gupton Elijah
Michael O'Neill D.A. Craig Calloway

Crew

Jennifer Cacicio

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