{"id":15883,"date":"2021-11-11T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2021-11-11T09:15:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:15:03","slug":"paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+ Gives Series Order for Happy Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has ordered the new series <em>Happy Face<\/em>, inspired by the <em>Happy Face<\/em> podcast by iHeartMedia and Melissa Jesperson-Moore.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions and iHeartMedia, the series is based on Jesperson-Moore&#8217;s true-life story. At age 15, she discovered that her father, whom she loved dearly, was the serial killer known as Happy Face, leading her to change her name, guard her secret and cut all ties with him.<\/p>\n<p>In the <em>Happy Secrets<\/em> series, the character based on her father contacts her to take credit for another victim, pulling her deeper into an investigation of his crimes. Showrunner Jennifer Cacicio (<em>Your Honor<\/em>) will pen the script and executive produce, alongside Jesperson-Moore, Robert and Michelle King, King Size Productions&#8217; Liz Glotzer and iHeartMedia&#8217;s Bob Pittman and Conal Byrne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re obsessed with true-crime podcasts, and <em>Happy Face<\/em> is the best we\u2019ve heard,\u201d said the Kings. \u201cMelissa\u2019s story screams out to be dramatized, and Jen is exactly the showrunner to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMelissa\u2019s unique, deeply personal and utterly shocking story has captivated listeners around the world,\u201d said Nicole Clemens, president of original scripted series at Paramount+. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited to have Jennifer at the helm of this project for Paramount+ alongside the incomparable Robert and Michelle King. <em>The Good Fight<\/em>\u00a0and more recently\u00a0<em>Evil<\/em> are two of the most successful series on our service, and we look forward to bringing our subscribers yet another series for fans to love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMelissa\u2019s experience\u2014and her bravery in sharing it with the world\u2014was one of the most remarkable partnerships we\u2019ve been able to support here at iHeart,\u201d added Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia\u2019s Digital Audio Group. \u201cAnd we know that audiences will be just as moved by the on-screen adaptation of <em>Happy Face<\/em> as they were with the hugely successful podcast. Paramount+ has quickly built a fantastic reputation with some of today\u2019s most exciting content. It\u2019s the perfect home for this incredible story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible journey that I couldn\u2019t have ever foreseen\u2014how I\u2019ve transcended being raised by a serial killer and now am helping survivors tell their stories,\u201d said Jesperson-Moore, who is also the CEO of Redletter Media. \u201c<em>Happy Face<\/em> gives me the chance to share the intense internal conflict, fear and peril felt by those affected by true crime. It also inspires me to share the strength that has allowed me to step up in front of the camera so that other survivors will not feel alone in their experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount+ has ordered the new series Happy Face, inspired by the Happy Face podcast by iHeartMedia and Melissa Jesperson-Moore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":15884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[4077,3382,4203],"class_list":["post-15883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cbs-studios","tag-iheartmedia","tag-paramount","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Paramount+ Gives Series Order for Happy Face - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paramount+ Gives Series Order for Happy Face - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paramount+ has ordered the new series Happy Face, inspired by the Happy Face podcast by iHeartMedia and Melissa Jesperson-Moore.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-11T14:00:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-11-11T14:15:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/iHeartMedia-HappyFace-1121.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"319\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/\",\"name\":\"Paramount+ Gives Series Order for Happy Face - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-11T14:00:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-11-11T14:15:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/paramount-gives-series-order-for-happy-face\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Paramount+ Gives Series Order for Happy Face\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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