Plot: In 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.
Season 3 of Sweet Tooth was So Good.
Pros: I’m glad this season concluded it storyline in a pretty sweet note. I like how intense and emotional it can get. Amy Seimetz had lot more to add this season as Gus’s mum. It explores more of the relationships with the cast of characters. The villains this time around are ruthless, and I really like the journey this season takes us on from beginning to end.
Cons: I was let-down by the underwhelming by the pairing of Becky & Wendy. It does get too brutal at times, and I feel like the 3rd act confrontation had some miss steps in my opinion.
Genre: Fantasy drama; Post-apocalyptic
Developed by: Jim Mickle
Showrunners: Jim Mickle, Beth Schwartz
Based on Sweet Tooth; by Jeff Lemire
Starring: Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adeel Akhtar, Stefania LaVie Owen, Yonas Kibreab, Rosalind Chao, Amy Seimetz, Cara Gee, Ayazhan Dalabayeva, Kelly Marie Tran & James Brolin.
Music by Jeff Grace
Executive producers: Jim Mickle, Susan Downey & Robert Downey Jr., Amanda Burrell, Linda Moran, Beth Schwartz
Producers: Evan Moore, Mel Turner, Christina Ham
Production location: New Zealand
Cinematography: Aaron Morton, Dave Garbett, John Cavill, Rob Marsh, Andrew Stroud
Editors: Michael Berenbaum, Shawn Paper, John Dietrick, David Bilow, Nathan D. Gunn
Production companies: Nightshade, Team Downey, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television
Network: Netflix
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Nonso Anozie as Tommy Jepperd, a traveler and reformed hunter of hybrids who saves Gus from poachers and reluctantly accompanies him on his journey to find his mother. Gus refers to him simply as “Big Man”. He was a famous professional football player before the H5G9 virus outbreak.
- Christian Convery as Gus, a sheltered and naive 10-year-old half-human, half-deer boy who wants to find his mother. Tommy refers to Gus as “Sweet Tooth” due to his obsession with candies and any other products that have sugar in it.
- Adeel Akhtar as Dr. Aditya Singh, a doctor who is desperate to find the cure for the disease caused by the H5G9 virus in order to cure his infected wife Rani
- Stefania LaVie Owen as Bear, the leader and founder of the Animal Army who saves hybrids. It is later revealed that her name is Rebecca “Becky” Walker.
- James Brolin as the narrator who later revealed as the older Gus
- Will Forte as Pubba (seasons 1 and 3), Gus’s father who raised him in a secluded cabin in Yellowstone National Park to protect him from the outside world of hatred towards hybrids. It is later revealed that his name is Richard Fox and was a janitor at Fort Smith Labs in Goss Grove, Colorado.
- Naledi Murray as Wendy (seasons 2–3); recurring season 1), Aimee’s adopted hybrid daughter who is half-pig and half-human. Aimee often refers to her as “Pigtail”. She is the biological daughter of Bear’s foster parents.
- Amy Seimetz as Birdie (season 3; recurring season 1–2), a woman whom Gus assumes is his mother. It is later revealed that her name is Gertrude Miller, a geneticist at Fort Smith Labs before the Great Crumble. She hands Gus over to Pubba to protect him because she knew that the world would eventually begin hunting Gus and his kind down.
- Rosalind Chao as Mrs. Helen Zhang (season 3; guest season 2), a warlord and a member of The Three
- Kelly Marie Tran as Rosie Zhang (season 3)
- Cara Gee as Siana (season 3)
- Ayazhan Dalabayeva as Nuka (season 3)
I recommend watching this season on Netflix.
Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
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