Although based on comics of the same name by Jeff Lemire, Netflix's Sweet Tooth has become distinctly different and unique from its source material, and in many ways, this has been a good thing for the series. Sweet Tooth is a fantastical, post-apocalyptic show following a half-human boy, half-deer hybrid named Gus who is determined to find his estranged mother. With the help of an intimidating former football player, Gus explores a fragile and tense world where he must become a hero to save his loved ones and the world.

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