Santa Clarita Diet

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Santa Clarita Diet is an American horror comedy television series created by Victor Fresco for Netflix streaming service, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. Fresco serves as a showrunner, and is an executive producer with Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky, Chris Miller, Truesdell Ember and Ruben Fleischer.

The single camera series premiered on February 3, 2017 and consists of 10 episodes. The first season has received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the players and the premise, but criticizing the number of graphical scenes. On March 29, 2017, it was announced that Netflix is â€‹â€‹updating the series for the second season, which premiered on March 23, 2018. On May 8, 2018, the series was updated for the third season-10 episode broadcasted in 2019.

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Plot

Joel and Sheila Hammond are suburban real estate agents every day in Santa Clarita, California. The couple faced a series of obstacles when Sheila had a physical transformation into a zombie and began to crave human flesh. With Joel and the family trying to help Sheila through a difficult time, they have to deal with neighbors, cultural norms, and get to the bottom of mysterious mythology.

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Cast

Primary

Drew Barrymore as Sheila Hammond, Joel's wife and Abby's mother
Timothy Olyphant as Joel Hammond, Sheila's husband and Abby's father
Liv Hewson as Abby Hammond, daughter of Sheila and Joel
Skyler Gisondo as Eric Bemis, a neighbor of Hammonds, Lisa's son and stepson Dan

Repeats

Ricardo Chavira as Dan Palmer (season 1), sheriff's deputy, Eric's stepfather and Hammonds neighbor. And killed by Joel with a shovel and then eaten by Sheila.
Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Lisa Palmer, Dan's wife and Eric's mother
Andy Richter as Carl Coby, the Hammonds boss
Richard T. Jones as Rick, a Santa Monica police officer, Hammond's neighbor, and Joel's friend
Joy Osmanski as Alondra, Rick's wife
Kaylee Bryant as Sarah, a classmate of Abby and Eric
Nathan Fillion as Gary West, a broker and a co-worker of Hammond. She was the first person Sheila killed for food. His disconnected head still survives and is stored in Hammond's basement and storage unit.
Natalie Morales as Anne Garcia, vice sheriff, Dan's partner, and very religious. She becomes romantically involved with Lisa after Dan disappears.
Thomas Lennon as Principal Andrei Novak, Abby's principal
Ramona Young as Ramona, a wise Rite-Aid employee. He also turned into a zombie.
Grace Zabriskie as Ny. Bakavic (season 1), Serbian grandmother Novak
DeObia Oparei as Loki Hayes (season 1), convicted criminals. He turned into a zombie when Sheila did not kill him.
Portia de Rossi as Dr. Cora Wolf (season 1), a scientist who focuses on undead
Zachary Knighton as Paul (season 2), Marsha's husband and descendant of Serbian knights, who have been assigned to end the zombie outbreak
Jaee Young Han as Marsha (season 2), Paul's wife who helped her with the mission of ending the zombie outbreak
Matt Shively as a Christian (season 2), a student at Abby and Eric school who is also the son of Chris and Christa

Guest

Patton Oswalt as Dr. Hasmedi, a virologist
Ryan Hansen as Bob Jonas, Lisa Palmer's lover
Derek Waters as Anton, a conspiracy theorist
Ravi Patel as Ryan, a convention attendant
Jonathan Slavin as Ron, a prisoner of asylum
Joel McHale as Chris, a broker married to Christa
Maggie Lawson as Christa, a realtor married to Chris
Gerald McRaney as Ed Thune, retired army colonel
Leo Howard as Sven, a student who asked Abby out in Season 2 after a tray incident, hurt Eric's soul

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Episode

Series overview

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

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Production

Development

Fresco came up with the premise of a desire to make "a family show with an interesting approach we've never seen before". The zombie angle also allows Fresco to explore the concept of Narcissism which states that "the undead is the ultimate narcissist.They want what they want when they want it and will do whatever it takes to get what they want and not care about the needs of others."

For an interesting Fresco setting from his own experience grown in the San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle-class population. The Hammonds' profession of seller agents was chosen because "It got them out into the world" as well as "forced friendliness" inherent in the profession.

Ad controversy

In February 2017, ads for the event sparked criticism in Germany, where Netflix promoted the show with posters depicting sliced â€‹â€‹human fingers such as currywurst, a popular German fast-food dish. After receiving more than 50 complaints that the ad glorifies violence and triggers fear, especially in children, the German Advertising Council, a self-regulatory body, passes a complaint to the company. Netflix then decided to end the campaign and remove all posters.

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Critical reception

The first season of generally receives positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a 75% approval rating based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 7.18/10. The important consensus of the site reads, " presents excellent cast members, often laughs , and an interesting premise - but the gore level may not suit everyone's taste. " Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.

The second season received generally positive reviews as well. This season holds an 82% score based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 7.08/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The important consensus of the site states: "Santa Clarita Diet rode its first season momentum with a non-stop comedy gore and a big heart that ran - for a loved one."