Paramount+ has announced that Annaleigh Ashford will star in the new Original drama series Happy Face.
Primetime Emmy® nominee and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome to Chippendales, Impeachment: American Crime Story, You Can’t Take It with You) will star in the new Paramount+ Original drama series Happy Face, whose eight-episode first season is set to begin production this year and premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in 2025.
Ashford will play the lead role of Melissa in Happy Face, which is inspired by the true-life story of Melissa Moore, as well as the critically acclaimed Happy Face podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore, and the autobiography Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer’s Daughter, written by Moore with M. Bridget Cook.
At the age of 15, Moore discovered that her beloved father was the prolific serial killer known as Happy Face. As an adult, she has changed her name and guarded her secret while her father has been serving life in prison.
Jumping off from Moore’s true-life story, in Paramount+’s Happy Face series, Melissa’s father contacts her to take credit for another victim, pulling her into an extraordinary investigation of her father and his crimes. As Melissa discovers the impact her father had on his victims’ families, she must face a reckoning of her own identity.
Michael Showalter (The Dropout, The Eyes of Tammy Faye) has been tapped to direct the first episode. Showrunner Jennifer Cacicio (Sexy Beast, Shooter) executive produces with Robert and Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Melissa Moore, Conal Byrne, Will Pearson, Michael Showalter, and Jordana Mollick.
Happy Face is produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions, iHeartPodcasts, and Semi-Formal Productions. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Stay tuned for updates.
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Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer’s Daughter
