Robert Downey Jr.’s planned Sweet Tooth TV series adaptation has jumped from Hulu to Netflix.
“Deer fans, we have some sweet news: Team Downey (@robertdowneyjr and co) is adapting Sweet Tooth, the beloved comic by @jefflemire, into an Netflix original series!,” Netflix’s NX account tweeted.
Back in November 2018 it was reported that Hulu had ordered a pilot for a RDJ-produced Sweet Tooth show working with Warner Bros. Television, with Hap & Leonard co-creator Jim Mickle writing and directing. It is unknown if Mickle or WB TV remain involved in this new itteration of the project.
Published by DC/Vertigo, Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth tells the story of Gus, a young human/deer hybrid who navigates the perils of a post-apocalyptic world.