EPISODE
SEASON
Happy - Season 1 (2017)
Based on a graphic novel, Happy explores the the corrupt Nick; a cop transformed to hit man. A single deal goes bad and changes it all in this series.
11 December 1937, Columbus, Ohio, USA
1 December 1974, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
30 December 1971, Evanston, Illinois, USA
26 November 1972, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
1 July 1967, London, England, UK
December 06, 2017
If you're able to view Happy! mainly as an exercise in style and attitude, with a brilliant lead performance, you'll find a lot to admire here.
December 06, 2017
... if you're up for venturing down a dark path where the only one seemingly capable of the titular emotion is someone's imaginary friend, it still might make you smile.
December 06, 2017
... Happy! is best recommended to those who can't get enough of Meloni chewing the scenery, however sordid.
December 06, 2017
The pace and the violence are ceaseless, and Meloni gives a heroically debased performance, shooting and maiming and punching and running while growling bleak sentiments from the side of his mouth.
December 05, 2017
Actors are supposed to take chances, and this is a guy who's willing and able. More power to him, even if Happy! overloads on shock value the way Hallmark annually overdoses on sappy holiday cheer.
December 06, 2017
The power of the metaphor doesn't quite come through. Instead it's just a jumble of ghastly villains and bloody skirmishes that all feel cribbed from grittier, better stories.
December 06, 2017
In essence, the series is a live-action cartoon that also happens to feature an animated character, thus paring down the sense of creative wonder on display.
December 05, 2017
At times, it's almost desperate in its desire to shock, and mistaking insanity for wit. At other times, it's clever and twisted in ways that could become addictive for the right audience, preferably one at least partially intoxicated.
December 06, 2017
The two form a cute, classic odd couple, and Happy certainly makes for a memorable partner.
December 06, 2017
The interplay between Meloni and Oswalt is surprisingly delightful for a relationship created entirely in post-production, and the show is careful to never overplay the Happy card.