Scripted series · Syfy
HAPPY!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Christopher Meloni
Nick Sax
18 eps
Ritchie Coster
Francisco Scaramucci / Orcus
18 eps
Lili Mirojnick
Det. Meredith McCarthy
18 eps
Medina Senghore
Amanda Hansen
18 eps
Patrick Fischler
Smoothie
18 eps
Christopher Fitzgerald
Louis "Sonny Shine" J. Sheinberg
11 eps
Patton Oswalt
Happy (voice)
18 eps
Bryce Lorenzo
Hailey
11 eps
Lily Du
Colleen
1 eps
Ruth Righi
Wiseman #1
1 eps
Debi Mazar
Isabella Scaramucci
2 eps
Paul Wight
Big Pink
1 eps
Ashlie Atkinson
Ace
1 eps
Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Hubble
1 eps
Bob Turton
Scoot
1 eps
Lidiane Fernandes
Sister Philomena
1 eps
Elizabeth Rich
Deandra
1 eps
Thedra Porter
Recovering Addict #1
1 eps
Andrew Kaempfer
Trotsky
1 eps
Lou Patane
Pope
1 eps
Lindsay Brill
Carol
1 eps
Hannah Hodson
Angel
2 eps
Magdalena Borlando
Intern
1 eps
Moise Morancy
Vespa Courier
2 eps
Kyle Klaus
Brad
1 eps
Erik McKay
Prison Guard
1 eps
Garrett Richmond
Cheap Suit
1 eps
Mami Kimura
Nurse
1 eps
Kristoffe Brodeur
Russian Prison Gang Member
1 eps
Kimmy Suzuki
Asian Nun
1 eps
Tiffany Denise Hobbs
Nurse
1 eps
Catherine Ashmore Bradley
Penny Baker
1 eps
Laura Poe
Jessica McCarthy
2 eps
Antonia Rey
Assunta Bianchi
2 eps
Brendan Burke
Terrance
1 eps
Sam Wolf
Florian Scaramucci
1 eps
Alexander Aguilar
Barron Scaramucci
1 eps
Joe Perrino
Pal Scaramucci
1 eps
Carly Roland
Gala Scaramucci
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How HAPPY! actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
HAPPY! reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Corrupt ex-cop turned hitman Nick Sax's life is changed forever by a relentlessly positive, imaginary blue winged horse named Happy.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
I Am the Future
With Christmas approaching, Sax and Happy are locked in a climatic confrontation to rescue Hailey from Very Bad Santa's lair as Merry sets out to save Amanda from a far more powerful foe.
- Directed by Brian Taylor
S01E06
The Scrapyard of Childish Things
Sax and Happy embark on lonely journey in which Sax stumbles on a new plan to negotiate for his daughter's release and Happy takes solace in the welcoming arms of another Imaginary Friend.
- Directed by David Petrarca
S01E04
Year of the Horse
Sax and Happy follow their fortunes to Chinatown. Blue's sister shows up seeking revenge for the murder of her sons. Merry's search draws her ever closer to Very Bad Santa.
- Directed by Wayne Che Yip
S01E05
White Sauce? Hot Sauce?
Sax and Happy go separate ways following a destructive family reunion; Merry is under investigation by Internal Affairs. Hailey and children are introduced to a far more terrifying prison.
- Directed by Wayne Che Yip
S02E04
Blitzkrieg!!!
Who the hell is Dayglo Doug? Sax, Merry & Happy enter a geriatric death trap. Don't eat the jelly.
- Directed by Joseph Kahn
- Written by Ashley Michel Hoban
S01E01
Saint Nick
A hit man must partner with an imaginary blue winged horse to rescue a missing child.
- Directed by Brian Taylor
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Brian TaylorCreator
- Grant MorrisonCreator
Executive production
- John CorserProducer
Writing
- Ashley Michel HobanWriter
Direction
- Christopher MeloniDirector
- Brian TaylorDirector
- David PetrarcaDirector
- Marianna PalkaDirector
- Joseph KahnDirector
- Wayne Che YipDirector
Cinematography
- Todd Antonio SomodevillaDirector of Photography
- Andrew VoegeliDirector of Photography
- Niels AlpertDirector of Photography
- Christopher LaVasseurDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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