The show premiered in March 2025 and is about a woman called Melissa Reed. Melissa lives a routine life as a makeup artist for a daytime TV show on the surface. Beneath the facade lies a secret.

who is an executive producer on the show is now Melissa Reed — but the story is essentially the same. Here is who plays who in the cast and where you might have seen them before. The actress ...

Instead of directly focusing on Jesperson’s heinous crimes, the series will play out from the point of view of his daughter, Melissa Reed. Annaleigh Ashford plays Melissa, who must find out if ...

I was really astonished at that. That was surreal.” L-R David Harewood as Dr Greg and Annaleigh Ashford as Melissa Reed in Happy Face (CREDIT: Ed Araquel/Paramount+) Dr. Greg stands in for Dr ...

For one thing, her character’s name is Melissa Reed, not Melissa Moore like in real life. The show also presents her as 15 years old when her dad was apprehended, but she was actually 16 at the ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Ashford plays Melissa Reed, who must get her father, convicted killer Keith Jerperson, and played by Dennis Quaid, to help save an innocent man before he goes ...

Logline: Inspired by a true-life story, Happy Face tells the story of Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson, aka the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back ...

Melissa has a different last name on the series In the series, the character's last name is Reed and not Moore. The first names of her children and husband are also different. Showrunner Jennifer ...