Happy Face vs The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow has the higher audience score (9.2/10 against 7/10 for Happy Face). Happy Face is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are crime, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Happy Face
The Scarecrow| Happy Face | The Scarecrow | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 9.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Jennifer Cacicio | Park Joon-woo |
| Main cast | James Wolk, Dennis Quaid, Annaleigh Ashford, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne | Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-jun, Yoo Seung-mok, Kim Hwan-hee, Bek Hyun-jin |
Synopsis
Happy Face
The story of Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson, aka the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into his daughter’s life, and Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. In the process, she must face a reckoning of her own identity.
The Scarecrow
A fiercely competitive police officer and an idealistic prosecutor, former high school classmates, reunite while investigating a nationwide serial murder case, pulling them into both a dangerous pursuit and an unresolved personal past.
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