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HAPPY FACE With Dennis Quaid as Killer & Annaleigh Ashford as Daughter Drops This March

Inspired by a true-life story, the BC-filmed Happy Face series starring Dennis Quaid as the Happy Face killer and Annaleigh Ashford as his grownup daughter, premieres March 20th on Paramount+.

But it will get its World Premiere this February at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas.

Happy Face tells 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.

Related: Happy Face Killer Series With Dennis Quaid Starts Filming in Vancouver

James Wolk plays Melissa’s husband Ben , a bank manager by day, marathon-trainer by night, who knows that his wife’s father is the serial killer but thought they’d left the trauma behind them.

Tamera Tomakill as a true crime segment producer on The Dr. Greg Show, the show where Melissa works as a makeup artist.

Khiyla Aynne as Melissa and Ben’s 15-year-old daughter who doesn’t know about her serial killer grandfather and thinks her mother is off on a simple business trip.

Benjamin Mackey as Melissa and Ben’s 9-year-old son Max, who like his older sister doesn’t know about their serial killer grandfather,

David Harewood as Dr. Greg, the star of a popular daytime health and talk show The Dr. Greg Show., who learns of Melissa’s relationship to the Happy Face serial killer.

The series comes from Robert and Michelle King’s King-Sized Productions and is inspired by Melissa Moore’s real life story, her autobiography Shattered Silence and the Happy Face podcast.

Related: Happy Face With Dennis Quaid as Serial Killer Starts Filming This March in Vancouver

Happy Face

Episodes: 8.

Filming dates: March 19 2024 – June 19 2024

Showrunner: Jennifer Cacicio 

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Annaleigh Ashford, James Wolk, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne, Benjamin Mackey .

Recurring: David Harewood.

Producers: Melissa Jesperson-Moore, King-Sized Productions (Robert King, Michelle King), CBS Productions.