基于真实罪案故事改编，聚焦得州杀手Candy Montgomery和她的受害者Betty Gore。故事发生在1980年的得克萨斯，Candy Montgomery看似生活美满——丈夫工作体面，人也体贴，还有一儿一女，一家人住在新开发郊区一栋不错的房子里。那她为何要用一把斧子残忍杀害自己教会里的朋友呢？ 本剧由《恶行》主创之一Nick Antosca、编剧Robin Veith共同开发，试播集编剧为Veith，导演是Michael Uppendahl（《弹劾：美国罪案故事》）。
本剧由《绝命毒师》《风骚律师》主创文斯·吉里根打造，《风骚律师》蕾亚·塞洪主演，是一部打破类型界限的科幻剧集，讲述地球上最痛苦的人必须将世界从「幸福」中拯救出来。 蕾亚·塞洪饰演一位情感麻木的历史言情小说畅销作家卡罗尔，她自嘲作品是“无脑的垃圾”。正当她为新书展开巡回宣传之际，一股神秘现象席卷新墨西哥州的宁静小城阿尔伯克基：一种末世病毒（或许并非末世，这取决于你的询问对象）向全世界强行灌输了乐观与满足。
In series three, life in the Harper household is as hectic as ever, Janey has left for university and has been replaced in the house by their cousin Abi, who is more than a little accident prone. Ben sees this new addition to their home as a threat to the peace and quiet he's wanted throughout his married life, while Susan is happy to have another woman in the house. As for Michael, he is spending as much time thinking about girls now as his school work. And as if all this was not bad enough for Ben, Nick continued to work on his next hair-brained scheme, whether than means starring as Jesus in the local nativity play or dressing up as a drag queen!
Paramount+正式预订《笑脸杀手 Happy Face》，改编自同名播客。若预订成剧，则可能在Paramount+上线(CBSAA明年改名)。 《傲骨之战》主创金夫妇联手《法官》编剧Jennifer Cacicio共同打造，后者领头该剧编剧室。 该播客讲述了M elissa Moore，在15岁时发现自己父亲Keith Hunter Jesperson是一名连环杀手，因为他在给媒体和叫公诉人的信上画笑脸，而被人称作"笑脸杀手"。成年的Moore换了姓氏，切断了和正在服刑的父亲的一切联系。但当他联系上她，宣城自己的受害者还有更多时，她被牵扯进了一场非同寻常的调查，调查她父亲的罪行，这些罪行对受害者家人的影响，以及最终面对自己的身份。 Moore曾写过一本关于自己经历的书，叫《Shattered Silence》。
