
Scripted series · Netflix
Sweet Tooth
It ends where it began.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Sweet Tooth actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Sweet Tooth reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
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 often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
On an epic adventure across a postapocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's part human and part deer searches for family and home with a gruff protector.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 24 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20218 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S01E07 When Pubba Met Birdie

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20238 episodes
7.6IMDbCaptured and imprisoned by the Last Men, a very special deer boy named Gus takes action to help his newfound hybrid friends escape before it's too late.
Best episode · S02E06 How It Started, How It's Going

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20248 episodes
7.9IMDbIn this final chapter, Gus and his friends embark on a harrowing journey in hopes of curing the Sick — and finally discovering the truth about hybrids.
Best episode · S03E01 The Beginning Is Also the End
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S03E01
The Beginning Is Also the End
Gus and his cohorts set out for Alaska to reconnect with Birdie, who's working on a cure for the Sick. But first, they test their luck at an old casino.
- Directed by Toa Fraser
- Written by Daniel Stewart, Noah Griffith

S03E07
The Road Ends Here
With loved ones beside him, Gus goes on a treacherous journey into the cave to find a cure once and for all. Meanwhile, chaos breaks out at the outpost.
- Directed by Jim Mickle
- Written by Daniel Stewart, Noah Griffith

S03E05
The Tail-Tale Heart
As polar night looms, Gus and his crew arrive at the outpost — but they're not alone. To find Birdie and the cave, they must brave several obstacles.
- Directed by Ciarán Foy
- Written by Oanh Ly, Daniel G. King

S03E02
Thank God I'm a Country Boy
After a doctor joins Gus and his crew, they seek a way to the coast and stumble upon a plane owned by a family in desperate need of medical attention.
- Directed by Toa Fraser
- Written by Zaike LaPorte Airey

S03E04
Beyond the Sea
An unsettling discovery at sea forces Gus to take on a grim chore as tensions swell between his companions. On land, an enemy interrogates Becky.
- Directed by Robyn Grace
- Written by Kseniya Melnik, Daniel Stewart

S03E03
The Pack
As Gus learns more about a threat and their dangerous plans, the group races to catch a departing boat. Jepperd and Becky face an impossible decision.
- Directed by Robyn Grace
- Written by Carly Woodworth
Recently aired
Latest Episodes


S03E05
The Tail-Tale Heart
- Directed by Ciarán Foy
- Written by Oanh Ly, Daniel G. King

S03E01
The Beginning Is Also the End
- Directed by Toa Fraser
- Written by Daniel Stewart, Noah Griffith

S03E02
Thank God I'm a Country Boy
- Directed by Toa Fraser
- Written by Zaike LaPorte Airey

S03E04
Beyond the Sea
- Directed by Robyn Grace
- Written by Kseniya Melnik, Daniel Stewart

S03E06
Here, There Be Monsters
- Directed by Ciarán Foy
- Written by Erika Lippoldt, Bo Yeon Kim
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Jim Mickle
Showrunner

Robert Downey Jr.
Executive producer

Linda Moran
Executive producer

Susan Downey
Executive producer
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Amanda Burrell
Executive producer

Beth Schwartz
Executive producer
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Kseniya Melnik
Writer
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Erika Lippoldt
Writer

Michael R. Perry
Writer

Daniel Stewart
Writer
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Christina Ham
Writer
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Haley Harris
Writer
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Zaike LaPorte Airey
Writer

Noah Griffith
Writer
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Oanh Ly
Writer
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Justin Boyd
Writer
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Daniel G. King
Writer
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Bo Yeon Kim
Writer
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Carly Woodworth
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jim MickleExecutive Producer
- Robert Downey Jr.Executive Producer
- Linda MoranExecutive Producer
- Evan MooreProducer
- Christina HamProducer
- Susan DowneyExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jim MickleWriter
- Kseniya MelnikWriter
- Erika LippoldtWriter
- Michael R. PerryWriter
- Daniel StewartWriter
- Christina HamWriter
Direction
- Jim MickleDirector
- Toa FraserDirector
- Alexis OstranderDirector
- Robyn GraceDirector
- Ciarán FoyDirector
- Carol BankerDirector
Cinematography
- Andrew StroudDirector of Photography
- Aaron MortonDirector of Photography
- Rob MarshDirector of Photography
- John CavillDirector of Photography
- Dave GarbettDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff GraceOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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