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‘Happy Face’ TV series, inspired by Oregon-related true crime, wobbles between fact and fiction

The new Paramount+ series 'Happy Face' is based on Melissa Moore, whose father was a serial killer, and airs on Thursday.
Melissa Moore aims to save an innocent man connected to her father, a serial killer, as she reflects on her past.
Annaleigh Ashford portrays Moore and emphasizes the exploration of her character's anger and tenderness towards her family's past.
The show's creators aim to present a female perspective and address generational trauma, avoiding glorification of the killer, according to Jennifer Cacicio.

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'Happy Face' Cast and Character Guide

Dennis Quaid and Annaleigh Ashford star in Paramount+ true crime series "Happy Face." See who else is in the cast and who they play.

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'Happy Face' Tries to Avoid the True-Crime Trap. It Mostly Fizzles

The first two episodes of Paramount+'s new true-crime drama Happy Face premiered this week. Based on the real story of Melissa Moore -- the daughter of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, aka the "Happy Face Killer" -- the series stars... Read more...

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Her Dad Is the Happy Face Killer. She Hasn’t Let His Monstrous Legacy Define Her

Melissa Moore and her infamous father, serial killer Keith Jesperson, inspired the new show ‘Happy Face.’ Now a podcaster and TV producer, Moore is thriving.

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What happened to the Happy Face Killer? An update on the true story behind ‘Happy Face’

In the new Paramount+ series “Happy Face,” Dennis Quaid plays real-life serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson.

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‘Happy Face’ TV series, inspired by Oregon-related true crime, wobbles between fact and fiction

The public appetite for true crime programming is apparently insatiable, as the proliferation of nonfiction shows like “Dateline” and dramas based on actual crimes, such as Ryan Murphy’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendendez Story,” indicate.

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