Happy Face

HAPPY FACE is a 2025 true crime drama series, adapted from the 2018 podcast Happy Face by Melissa Moore, and her 2009 autobiography Shattered Silence, co-written with M. Bridget Cook.

Inspired by a true-life story, Happy Face follows Melissa Reed (Annaleigh Ashford), daughter of Keith Jesperson, also known as "the Happy Face Killer" (Dennis Quaid). 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 faces a reckoning of her own identity.  

The cast includes Annaleigh Ashford, Dennis Quaid, James Wolk, Carolyn Adair, Khiyla Aynne, Benjamin Mackey, ConnorPaton, and David Harewood.

HAPPY FACE is set to debut with a two-episode premiere March 20th, only on Paramount Plus. Watch the official trailers below.

Palm Royale

Palm Royale is a 2024 ten-part period comedy-drama television miniseries created by Abe Sylvia, based on the 2018 novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel.

Set in 1969, outsider Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) strives to attain a place in Palm Beach high society through the town's most exclusive resort club, in the process learning what she will and won't do to achieve this.

The cast includes Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Kaia Gerber, Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Carol Burnett, and Bruce Dern.

Blow the Man Down

Director Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy

Genre Comedy | Drama | Mystery

Cast Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, June Squibb, Margo Martindale

Rating R

Release Date March 20th, 2020

“Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly attempt to cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go deep into the criminal underbelly of their hometown, uncovering the town’s darkest secrets.”

From directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, Blow the Man Down tells the story of two sisters, Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly, who attempt to cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, they must go deep into the criminal underbelly of their hometown, uncovering the town's darkest secrets. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Blow the Man Down:

• It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2019

• Filmed in Harspwell, Maine

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and MadnessBlock Summary 58

Genre Documentary | Crime

Cast Joe Exotic, Howard Baskin, Carole Baskin, Erikm Cowie

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere March 20th, 2020 (Netflix)

“A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.”

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is a true crime documentary on Joe Exotic, an Oklahoma polygamist, country singer, and gun toter who houses a horde of lions, tigers, and bears in his roadside zoo and is accused of planning the killing of a local animal rights activist. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Letter for the King

Genre Action | Adventure | Family

Cast Amir Wilson, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Thaddea Graham, Jonah Lees

Rating TV-PG

Series Premiere March 20th, 2020

“Tiuri, a teenage squire, answers a call for help that sends him on a perilous mission across the three kingdoms to deliver a secret letter to the King.”

The Letter for the King is a family friendly action adventure that follows Tiuri, a teenage squire, who answers a call for help that sends him on a perilous mission across the three kingdoms to deliver a secret letter to the King. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Platform

Director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

Genre Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Cast Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan, Emilio Buale

Rating Unrated

Release Date March 20th, 2020 (Netflix)

“A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. One only food platform and two minutes per day to feed from up to down. An endless nightmare trapped in The Pit.”

Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, The Platform is a twisted social allegory about mankind at its darkest and hungriest. Inside a vertical prison system, inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Check out the official trailer below!!

Hooking Up

Director Nico Raineau

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Brittany Snow, Sam Richardson, Anna Akana, Kyle Ament

Rating R

Release Date March 20th, 2020

“A cynical writer and a hopeless romantic hit the road for a cross-country trip.”

Hooking Up tells the story of Bailey and Darla, two strangers who embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex. Check out the official trailer below!!

Bull

Director Annie Silverstein

Genre Drama

Cast Rob Morgan, Amber Havard, Yoloanda Ross, Keira Bennett

Rating Unrated

Release Date March 20th, 2020 (Limited)

“In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor, an aging bullfighter who’s seen his best days in the arena; it’s a collision that will change them both.”

Co-written and directed by Annie Silverstein, Bull is a drama set in a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, and follows a wayward teen who runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor, an aging bullfighter who's seen his best days in the arena; it's a collision that will change them both. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Bull:

• First screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Since the film's premiere, it has received resounding critical acclaim.

The Act

Genre Drama | Horror | True Crime

Cast Patricia Arquette, Joey King, Chloë Sevigny, AnnaSophia Robb

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere March 20th, 2019 (Hulu)

“Gypsy Blanchard is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother; her quest for independence opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder.”

The Act is a true crime drama series based on true events that tells the painful story of Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother. Check out the official trailer for the Hulu original series below!!

Ted Takes Series Facts, The Act:

• Joey King shaved her head for the 4th time for this role.

• The Blanchards’ story of abuse and deception prompted a blockbuster BuzzFeed article by Michelle Dean (who also co-created the show with Nick Antosca) and a feature-length HBO documentary (Mommy Dead and Dearest); now, Hulu has adapted the saga into a mini-series that builds on America’s fascination with true crime, bad parenting and scams.