Annaleigh AshfordMelissa Reed
Dennis QuaidKeith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'
James WolkBen Reed
Tamera TomakiliIvy Campbell
Khiyla AynneHazel Reed
Benjamin MackeyMax ReedWhy it may be worth watching
- Happy Face combines Drama and Crime storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Annaleigh Ashford, Dennis Quaid, James Wolk.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.8/10 from 72 votes.
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Happy Face
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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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Crime. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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manipulationidentity crisistalk showinterviewserial killerrape and murderbased on memoir or autobiographytrue crime
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