What is HAPPY! about?
Corrupt ex-cop turned hitman Nick Sax's life is changed forever by a relentlessly positive, imaginary blue winged horse named Happy.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A corrupt hitman and his relentlessly positive imaginary horse navigate a surreal world of dark, absurdist comedy.
Pulpy, with dark satire. A late-night trip at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
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HAPPY! parents guide
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than a TV-MA usually carries. Beyond that, brutal violence and frequent strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Strong
- Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is HAPPY! scary?
- Only a little. HAPPY! has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is HAPPY!?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is HAPPY! rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated TV-MA, with strong sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language.
Cast and crew
Created byGrant Morrison, Darick Robertson
StarringChristopher Meloni, Ritchie Coster, Lili Mirojnick, Medina Senghore, Patrick Fischler, Christopher Fitzgerald
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