Happy! is an American fantasy black comedy crime television series based on the four-issue comic book series of the same name created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Darick Robertson, with Brian Taylor serving as director for five of the eight episodes. The series premiered on Syfy on December 6, 2017, receiving mostly positive reviews. On January 29, 2018, it was announced that Syfy had renewed the series for a second season.
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Premise
Disgraced police detective Nick Sax (Christopher Meloni) lives as a social outcast, filling his days with heavy drinking and substance abuse, moonlighting as a hitman to feed his various habits. After sustaining a massive heart attack, Nick comes into contact with a small, blue, winged unicorn named Happy (Patton Oswalt) which apparently only he can see. Happy explains he is the imaginary friend of a little girl named Hailey, who has been kidnapped by a deranged man dressed as Santa Claus ("Very Bad Santa"). Happy reveals that Hailey is Nick's estranged daughter, and sought Nick's aid believing him to be the hero cop that Hailey envisioned him to be. Though skeptical at first, Nick reluctantly agrees and the two work to save Hailey.
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Cast and characters
Main
- Christopher Meloni as Nicholas "Nick" Sax, a cynical, alcoholic ex-detective turned hitman
- Ritchie Coster as Francisco Scaramucci, a wealthy crime boss known as "Mr. Blue" who poses as a legitimate businessman and wine importer
- Lili Mirojnick as Det. Meredith "Merry" McCarthy, a resilient homicide detective with a dark past
- Medina Senghore as Amanda Hansen, a single mother, Nick's ex-wife and Hailey's mother
- Bryce Lorenzo as Hailey Hansen, a young girl who was kidnapped, and sends her imaginary friend Happy to find help
- Patrick Fischler as Smoothie, one of Mr. Blue's enforcers and a sociopathic killer who specializes in interrogation and torture
- Patton Oswalt as the voice of Happy, an imaginary blue goofy cartoonish winged unicorn
- Joseph D. Reitman as Very Bad Santa, a delusional, drug-addicted psychopath dressed like Santa Claus who kidnaps children
Recurring
- Debi Mazar as Isabella Scaramucci, Blue's sister, star of the reality show Secrets of My Sussex, and mother to the four Scaramucci brothers gunned down by Sax
- Gus Halper as Michelangelo "Mikey" Scaramucci, the youngest of Isabella's sons
- Laura Poe as Jessica McCarthy, Merry's elderly mother.
- Christopher Fitzgerald as Louis Sheinberg, a children's entertainer also known as "Sonny Shine", and to Blue as "Mr. Bug"
- Michael Maize as Le Dic, an arms dealer connected to Nick Sax's past.
- Dante Pereira-Olson as Gerry Scaramucci, Blue's son.
- Ann-Margret as Bebe Debarge (season 2)
Guest
- Jerry Springer as himself
- Billy West as Raspberry, an imaginary purple three-headed bulldog.
Episodes
Production
Casting
Happy was originally voiced by Bobby Moynihan in the pilot, but was later replaced by Patton Oswalt.
Reception
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 76%, with an average rating of 6.2/10 based on 29 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "Happy! certainly isn't for everyone, but its appealingly oddball concept and strong performances from Chris Meloni and Patton Oswalt make for a gritty, dark comedy with definite--albeit unusual--appeal." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Ratings
References
External links
- Official website
- Happy! on IMDb
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