Sweet Tooth Trivia | 55 facts about the new Netflix series

“Sweet Tooth” is a new Netflix original series that is based on the comic book with the same name.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new Netflix series and the comic book.

1. Sweet Tooth is an American fantasy drama streaming television series
2. The series is based on the comic book of the same name
3. The comic book was written by Jeff Lemire
4. The series was developed by Jim Mickle for Netflix
5. The series premiered on June 4, 2021
6. On November 16, 2018, it was announced that streaming service Hulu had given a pilot order to a potential television series adaptation of the comic book series
7. The pilot was expected to be written and directed by Jim Mickle
8. He was also set to executive produce alongside Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, Amanda Burrell and Linda Moran
9. Production companies involved with the pilot were slated to consist of Team Downey and Warner Bros. Television
10. On April 9, 2020, it was announced that the series had been moved from Hulu to Netflix
11. On May 12, 2020, Netflix had given the production a series order that consists of eight episodes
12. Evan Moore attached to the series as a producer
13. Beth Schwartz served as a writer, an executive producer, and co-showrun alongside Mickle
14. The series was released on June 4, 2021
15. On May 12, 2020, Christian Convery, Nonso Anozie, Adeel Akhtar, and Will Forte were cast in starring roles while James Brolin is set to narrate the series
16. On July 30, 2020, Dania Ramirez joined the main cast
17. On August 19, 2020, Neil Sandilands was cast in an undisclosed capacity
18. On September 30, 2020, Stefania LaVie Owen joined the cast in a starring role
19. On November 2, 2020, Aliza Vellani was promoted to series regular ahead of the series premiere
20. In July 2020, New Zealand granted the series permission to film, despite the recent travel restrictions due to the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television
21. On October 1, 2020, it was reported that the series had resumed filming after the COVID-19 pandemic halted production months earlier
22. With filming expected to continue until mid-December 2020
23. For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 97%
24. Based on 38 critic reviews
25. With an average rating of 7.98/10
26. The website’s critical consensus reads, “Emotionally engaging, superbly acted, and incredibly entertaining, Sweet Tooth will satisfy fantasy fans of all ages”
27. Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 77 out of 100
28. Based on 15 critic reviews
29. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
30. Ten years ago “The Great Crumble” wreaked havoc on the world and led to the mysterious emergence of hybrid babies born part human, part animal
31. Unsure if hybrids are the cause or result of the virus, many humans fear and hunt them
32. After a decade of living safely in his secluded forest home, a sheltered hybrid deer-boy named Gus (Christian Convery) unexpectedly befriends a wandering loner named Jepperd (Nonso Anozie)
33. Together they set out on an extraordinary adventure across what is left of America in search of answers about Gus’ origins, Jepperd’s past, and the true meaning of home
34. But their story is full of unexpected allies and enemies
35. Gus quickly learns the lush, dangerous world outside the forest is more complex than he ever could have imagined
36. Sweet Tooth is an American comic book limited series
37. The series was written and drawn by Canadian Jeff Lemire
38. It was published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint
39. Dubbed by some as “Mad Max meets Bambi”
40. It takes place in a mostly rural post-apocalyptic setting where some creatures are human/animal hybrids
41. The original series concluded in January 2013
42. A sequel, subtitled The Return, began publication in November 2020
43. Although the story is initially set in Nebraska, the landscape is inspired by Lemire’s past home of Essex County
44. Sweet Tooth, as a post-apocalyptic parable, is rife with influences such as Tim Truman’s Scout: War Shaman and the Winterworld three issue mini-series
45. As well as art influence by Richard Corben’s A Boy and His Dog written by Harlan Ellison and The Punisher: The End, written by Garth Ennis
46. Twelve issues were slated for Sweet Tooth’s first year
47. This was part of Lemire’s initial contract
48. Because the nature of monthly comics is dependent on sales, initially not even Jeff Lemire knew how many issues Sweet Tooth would run
49. Editor Brandon Montclare confirmed, “Sweet Tooth is taken down and rebuilt every issue—sometimes every page. And as far down the road as I can see, who knows where Gus’ journey ends. Not even Jeff knows yet, although it’s in his head somewhere”
50. The main plot points were planned out with loosely 40 issues for DC/Vertigo
51. In an interview for USA Today, Jeff Lemire was quoted: “right now, I have it planned out to be 20 to 30 issues, but it could go even further depending on the response it gets”
52. On May 7, 2012, Jeff Lemire announced that Sweet Tooth would be finishing with a double size special at #40
53. In January 2015, an 8-page Sweet Tooth short story titled Sweet Tooth: Black was published in Vertigo Quarterly: CMYK #4 Black
54. In August 2020, a sequel series subtitled The Return was announced
55. The series is set 300 years later and following a cloned Gus, beginning publication in November 2020