Overview

• Paramount+ confirmed on July 21 that it will not pursue a second season after the show concluded its eight-episode arc in May 2025.
• The ensemble cast included Annaleigh Ashford as Melissa Moore and Dennis Quaid as her father, serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson.
• Showrunner Jennifer Cacicio oversaw production by CBS Studios with King Size, iHeartPodcasts and Semi-Formal Productions.
• The series dramatized Moore’s journey from her Happy Face podcast and her memoir, Shattered Silence, as she confronts her father’s crimes.
• The drama struggled to secure significant viewership and drew mixed critical responses compared with Paramount+ flagships like Star Trek and NCIS.