I can't wait for Paramount Plus' new true crime series after seeing a creepy Dennis Quaid in the trailer for Happy Face
I can't wait for Paramount Plus' new true crime series after seeing a creepy Dennis Quaid in the trailer for Happy Face
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Don't be fooled by the title, this is anything but happy!. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paramount Plus has a lot of great true crime and after seeing the new trailer for Happy Face, it has the potential to add another one to our list of the best Paramount Plus shows. I'm so excited to stream this series, especially since it has the talented Dennis Quaid in the titular role of the Happy Face Killer. We saw him recently in The Substance, which we crowned the best body horror of 2024, and recently got nominated for Best Picture 2025, so we know he's got a knack for playing a creepier role.
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While real-life men in powerful positions inspired his performance in The Substance, this time, Quaid is stepping into the shoes of a very specific person: Keith Hunter Jesperson, a serial killer who became known for sending letters featuring smiley faces to the authorities, hence his name. The series follows his crimes as well as his daughter, Melissa, who ended up caught in the middle of it all.
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Take a look at the trailer ahead of its release on March 20. Annaleigh Ashford stars alongside Dennis Quaid as Melissa Moore, the killer's daughter, so the series will focus primarily on these two roles. Inspiration from the series came from the iHeartPodcasts true-crime podcast Happy Face by Moore, as well as her autobiography Shattered Silence, co-written with M. Bridget Cook. So a lot of this has come from material she produced herself, giving viewers a first-hand look at what happened.
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