Series

Happy Face

“Melissa, you can't hide forever.”

★ 6.8(64)20251 season

Happy Face is streaming on Paramount Plus and Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel in Switzerland. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

Where to watch Happy Face

🇨🇭 Switzerland

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Good to know

Creator: Jennifer Cacicio
Release date: 2025-03-20
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Network: Paramount+
Status: Canceled
Country: United States of America
Studio: CBS Studios

Happy Face — trailer

About Happy Face

Happy Face is a 2025 web series in the Drama and Crime genres, created by Jennifer Cacicio, starring Annaleigh Ashford, Dennis Quaid and James Wolk. It spans 1 season and 8 episodes, and originally aired on Paramount+. It holds an average rating of 6.8/10 from 64 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Happy Face in Switzerland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Seasons (1)

Season 18 eps · 2025

Cast

Annaleigh Ashford

Melissa Reed

Dennis Quaid

Keith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'

James Wolk

Ben Reed

Tamera Tomakili

Ivy Campbell

Khiyla Aynne

Hazel Reed

Benjamin Mackey

Max Reed

Themes & keywords

manipulationidentity crisistalk showinterviewserial killerrape and murderbased on memoir or autobiographytrue crimeteenage daughterautobiographicalshamebased on podcastmurder confessionfather and daughterdeath row inmate