SWEET TOOTH

Sweet Tooth will drop viewers into the world of a young deer-boy named Gus
whose been sequestered away in safety for a decade. A product of the unexpected
results of “The Great Crumble” 10 years ago, Gus is a human-animal hybrid.
Having spent the first years of his life sheltered, the world opens up to him when
he befriends a wanderer named Jepperd. The man had saved him from the cruel
fate other hybrids have faced. They’ve been the casualties of the fears humans
harbor, blaming the hybrids for the virus that swept the land so long ago.
Together, the two traverse America looking for answers about their lives from Gus’
origins to Jeppard’s past. Along the way, Gus begins to learn more about hybrids,
their fight to protect one another in the face of grave danger, and the place he
wants to make in the world for himself and those around him.

 Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, are executive producers of the
series Sweet Tooth, choosing the story because they wanted a "great co-
viewing experience for parents and kids."
 The pilot was shot over a year before the rest of the series, and the show
creators were worried that Christian Convery, who plays Gus, would obviously
age between episodes — luckily, this hasn't been the case.
 Christian, 11, trained in parkour to prepare for the role and did a lot of his own
stunts.
 He also read the comics by Jeff Lemire, which the show is based on, several
times over.
 And he did a lot of research into deers and how they move and react to ensure
authenticity in his performance
 There are nods to Lemire's other works in the show — the Essex County Zoo is
named after the Essex County graphic novel, and Gideon Place is named
for Gideon Falls.
 Gus is named after Lemire's son — Lemire wrote the comic when his wife was
pregnant with the real Gus.
 Nonso Anozie, who plays Tommy Jepperd, said he had to really fight for the
role because so many people wanted it.
 All the baby hybrids are real puppets, inspired by the work of Jim Henson.
 The bulk of the series was filmed during the pandemic in 2020, and so some
scenes hit all too close to home for those involved. "On set, you could hear a
pin drop,” executive producer Amanda Burrell said of filming certain pandemic-
heavy scenes.
 Finally, orange is used throughout the series not only to balance out the colors
of the natural world but also as a symbol of hope.