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Sweet Tooth 2021
Sweet Tooth is a 2021 American fantasy drama series created by Jim Mickle. It adapts the comic book series by Jeff Lemire from DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. The show launched on Netflix in June 2021, followed by season two in April 2023, with season three confirmed shortly after and beginning on June 6, 2024. Development started in 2018 at Hulu, later moving to Netflix by 2020. Production occurred in New Zealand. Starring Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adeel Akhtar, Stefania LaVie Owen, Dania Ramirez, Aliza Vellani, Will Forte, Neil Sandilands, Marlon Williams, Amy Seimetz, Rosalind Chao, Kelly Marie Tran, and Cara Gee, with James Brolin narrating.
The story takes place after a virus wiped out most of humanity, during which time hybrid children with animal features were born. The central character is Gus, a gullible 10-year-old deer hybrid, who begins a journey to locate his mother following his father's passing. The series gained recognition through 34 Children’s and Family Emmy nominations across its first three seasons, winning eight awards.
Cast
- Nonso AnozieTommy Jepperd
- Christian ConveryGus
- Adeel AkhtarDr. Aditya Singh
- Stefania LaVie OwenBear
- Dania RamirezAimee Eden
- Aliza VellaniRani Singh
- James Brolinthe narrator
- Will FortePubba
- Naledi MurrayWendy
- Neil SandilandsGeneral Abbot
- Marlon WilliamsJohnny Abbot
- Pretty Freekin ScaryFinn Fox
- Christopher Sean Cooper Jr.Teddy Turtle
- Amy SeimetzBirdie
- Rosalind ChaoHelen Zhang
- Kelly Marie TranRosie Zhang
- Louise JiangGinger Zhang
- Cara GeeSiana
- Ayazhan DalabayevaNuka
- Sarah PeirseDr. Gladys Bell
Crew
- Developer
- Jim Mickle
- Producer
- Evan Moore, Mel Turner, Christina Ham
- Executive producer
- Jim Mickle, Susan Downey, Amanda Burrell, Linda Moran, Beth Schwartz
- Cinematography
- Aaron Morton, Dave Garbett, John Cavill, Rob Marsh, Andrew Stroud
- Music
- Jeff Grace
Details
- Production
- DC Entertainment, Nightshade, Team Downey, Warner Bros. Television
- Network
- Netflix
