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Syfy has opted not to renew Happy! for a third season and Deadly Class for a second. Both shows are based on graphic novels and both are being shopped. Happy! comes from Syfy sibling UCP, while Deadly Class is from Sony Pictures TV, which co-produced with UCP. After a breakout first season for Happy!, linear ratings…

Syfy’s Happy! is returning just in time to – as one of the characters insists in this new trailer – make Easter great again. The network has set March 27 for the Season 2 premiere. In its second season, the dark comedy based on the irreverent graphic novel of the same name finds alcoholic ex-cop turned hit man Nick…

Universal Cable Productions has inked a deal with New York Times bestselling author Grant Morrison, a signature name in the American comic book scene since the 1980s and a writer with a flair for supernatural and sci-fi material that veers into surreal, absurdist and psychedelic territories. With the studio deal…

Hours after a man massacred 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump opted to go ahead with a scheduled rally in Illinois. He also chose to play “Happy,” Pharrell Williams’ Oscar-nominated song from Despicable Me 2, at said event. Williams is not happy about that. His attorney has fired off a…

Stage and screen legend Ann-Margret is set to join the Syfy’s Happy! in a recurring role. Bryce Lorenzo and Christopher Fitzgerald are set to return as series regulars, reprising their roles as Hailey Hansen and Sonny Shine respectively. The Academy Award-nominated actress Ann-Margret will join Happy! star…

Syfy is bringing along some goodies as it heads to New York Comic Con next month. The NBCU-owned cable net will offer a world premiere screening of Nightflyers, the futuristic drama based on the novella by Game of Thrones‘ George R.R. Martin. It also will feature panels on returning series Deadly Class and <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/happy/" id="auto-tag_happy"…

Ahead of Happy!’s Season 1 finale this week (Jan. 31), the quirky comedy series starring Christopher Meloni and featuring the voice of Patton Oswalt has been renewed for a second season. Happy! has been a breakout hit for Syfy. Its Dec. 7 premiere set a new benchmark for the network in Live+3 ratings with 1.708…

The Wednesday, December 7 premiere of Syfy’s Happy! set a new benchmark for the network in Live+3 ratings. The debut episode starring Christopher Meloni and featuring the voice of Patton Oswalt was Syfy’s best series premiere since The Magicians in January 2016 across all key demos, according to the network and…

In the age of Peak TV, you can do a lot worse that add a slug of watered down Fight Club and Game of Thrones to your holiday viewing mix. With a bellyful of that, December 6 brings the premieres of both Happy! on Syfy and Knightfall on History. You could call Wednesday the “Night of the Derivatives,” or you could…

“My life is an ever-swirling toilet that just won’t flush.” And so begins the official trailer for Happy!, Syfy's new live-action/animated series from Universal Cable Productions. Based on Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson's graphic novel, Happy! follows Nick Sax (Christopher Meloni), an intoxicated, corrupt ex-cop…

Debi Mazar (Younger) and Michael Maize (Mr. Robot) are set for recurring roles in Syfy’s new live-action/animated series Happy! from Universal Cable Productions. Based on Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson's graphic novel, Happy! centers on Nick Sax (Christopher Meloni), an intoxicated, corrupt ex-cop-turned-hitman…

Here’s some Happy! news: Syfy has pushed the premiere date of its new live-action/animated series back by a week. The Universal Cable Productions show starring Christopher Meloni and the voice of Patton Oswalt now will bow at 10 PM Wednesday, December 6. Based on Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson's graphic novel, Hap…