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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10. The series ran 1 season across 8 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk. Streaming on Paramount+.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
67 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 8 ep2025 |
Key crew
- Ariel MarxOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Annaleigh AshfordMelissa Reed
- Dennis QuaidKeith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'
- James WolkBen Reed
- Tamera TomakiliIvy Campbell
- Khiyla AynneHazel Reed
- Benjamin MackeyMax Reed
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Themes
manipulationidentity crisistalk showinterviewserial killerrape and murderbased on memoir or autobiographytrue crimeteenage daughterautobiographicalshamebased on podcast
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