Paramount+‘s long-in-the-works crime drama series Happy Face is headed to production with Emmy-nominated and Tony-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome to Chippendales, Impeachment: American Crime Story) set as the lead.
Michael Showalter (The Dropout, The Eyes of Tammy Faye) has been tapped to direct the first episode of the CBS Studios-produced series, from executive producers Jennifer Cacicio – who also serves as showrunner – and Robert and Michelle King.
Filming on the eight-episode first season is slated to begin production this year for a 2025 premiere on Paramount+. Happy Face reunites Ashford with the Kings, having guest-starred on their other two Paramount+/CBS Studios original series — the current hit Evil and the recently wrapped The Good Fight.
The CBS Studios-produced Happy Face is inspired by the true-life story of Melissa Moore; the Happy Face podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore; and the autobiography Shattered Silence, written by Moore with M.
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