SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the third and final season of Sweet Tooth on Netflix . Gus’ journey has finally come to an end on Sweet Tooth , Netflix’s adaptation of the DC comic book series of the same name by Jeff Lemire. Created by Jim Mickle , Sweet Tooth follows the adventures of Gus (Christian Convery) — part deer, part boy — who leaves his home in the forest to find the outside world ravaged by a cataclysmic event.
He joins a ragtag family of humans and animal-children hybrids like himself in search of answers about this new world and the mystery behind his hybrid origins. Related Stories Cancellations and Renewals ‘Sweet Tooth’ Renewed For Third & Final Season At Netflix Casting ‘Sweet Tooth’ Trailer: All Roads Lead To Alaska In Final Season — Update Here, Mickle — who also served as the showrunner on the Team Downey/DC Entertainment/Warner Bros. TV series — talks about wrapping up the high-concept series and which hybrid he’s probably going to miss the most.
DEADLINE I have to imagine you’re going to miss these kids, especially Christian Convery who played Gus , aka Sweet Tooth. MICKLE Yes. Absolutely.
That was one of our mantras. When in doubt, you can just cut to a close-up of his face and it’ll make everything work. DEADLINE You dealt with the same problems that Stranger Things did, right? That it was a race against time before the kids grew up ? MICKLE It was always hovering, yes.
It was hovering back at the beginning.
