Dennis Quaid is reworking right into a haunting serial killer for the true crime collection “Blissful Face.” Within the upcoming Paramount+ collection, the actor portrays real-life assassin Keith Jesperson, also called the Blissful Face Killer. “Impeachment” actress Annaleigh Ashford stars as Jesperson’s daughter Melissa Reed AKA Melissa G. Moore, who’s compelled to confront the carnage attributable to her father throughout the trial of one other alleged killer.
At 15, Moore found that her beloved father was the prolific serial killer generally known as Blissful Face. As an grownup, she has modified her identify and guarded her secret whereas her father has been serving life in jail. The official synopsis for the collection reads: “After many years of no contact, Keith forces his manner again into his daughter’s life. In a race in opposition to the clock, Melissa should discover out if an harmless man goes to be put to loss of life for a criminal offense her father dedicated. All through, she discovers the influence her father had on his victims’ households and should face a reckoning of her personal id.”
The eight-episode season is impressed by the true-life story of Melissa G. Moore, her critically acclaimed “Blissful Face” podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore, and her autobiography “Shattered Silence,” written by Moore with M. Bridget Cook dinner. James Wolk, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne, and Benjamin Mackey additionally star.
“Blissful Face” will premiere Thursday, March 20 with two episodes, completely on Paramount+ within the U.S. and worldwide markets the place the service is obtainable. Following the premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays, with the season finale on Could 1.
Jennifer Cacicio (“Your Honor,” “Shooter”) serves as showrunner for the collection and government produces alongside Robert and Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Melissa G. Moore, Conal Byrne, Will Pearson, Michael Showalter, and Jordana Mollick. The collection is distributed by Paramount International Content material Distribution.
Showalter (“The Dropout,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) additionally directs the primary episode. Showalter will subsequent reunite together with his “The Concept of You” star Anne Hathaway for the variation of Colleen Hoover’s novel “Verity.” Showalter’s fellow true crime director Nick Antosca (“The Act,” “A Buddy of the Household”) wrote the script.
“Blissful Face” premieres Thursday, March 20 on Paramount+. Take a look at the trailer beneath.