Sweet Tooth creator Jeff Lemire has shared some cheerful behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Netflix's television adaptation of his post-apocalyptic DC/Vertigo Comics series, which premiered its first season on June 4.
On Instagram, Lemire shared a photo of himself alongside actor Christian Convery, who plays Sweet Tooth's central character, Gus, a 10-year-old half-human/half-deer hybrid. Additionally, Lemire posted photos of Convery alongside Nonso Anozie -- who plays Tommy Jepperd, Gus' guardian -- and Stefania LaVie Owen -- who plays Bear, leader of a hybrid advocate group known as the Animal Army. The comic creator also shared a photo of Dania Ramirez and Naledi Murray, who play Aimee Eden and Wendy, respectively.
Created, written and illustrated by Lemire, Sweet Tooth was first published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint in September of 2009. The comic follows Gus, who embarks on a cross-country journey with a hot-headed ex-hockey player Tommy Jepperd. Lemire's Sweet Tooth originally ran for 40 issues, concluding in January of 2013. Lemire later returned to write and draw a six-issue sequel series titled Sweet Tooth: The Return, which ran from November of 2020 to April of this year. With Vertigo now defunct, the title was published under the DC Black Label.
Netflix's adaptation is directed by Jim Mickle, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz. Mickle and Schwartz both serve as writers and executive producers on Sweet Tooth, with other executive producers including Susan Downey, Robert Downey Jr., Amanda Burrell and Linda Moran.
Per an official synopsis for Netflix's Sweet Tooth,
On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.
Available now on Netflix, the eight-episode first season of Sweet Tooth stars Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adeel Akhtar, Stefania LaVie Owen, Dania Ramirez, Aliza Vellani and Neil Sandilands, with James Brolin and Will Forte.