Based on the highly acclaimed comic book series from writer and artist Jeff Lemire, the pint-sized epic Sweet Tooth is Netflix’s latest zeitgeist-catching original series, with Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey as two of its executive producers.
So, let’s take a largely spoiler-free look at the actors playing the angler-headed Gus and the other most noteworthy characters you’ll meet during Sweet Tooth’s eight-episode first season.
In the same way that Sweet Tooth’s hopefulness makes it stand apart from other post-apocalyptic tales, the show’s cast is also a very unique blend of actors from various backgrounds.
(They know a thing or two about comic book projects, I’d think.)