Afteran unexpected tragedy kills his entire family and leaves him as the only survivor, Cha Hyun-su leaves his family home and relocates into the run down apartment complex known as Green Home. One night, horrific monsters begin appearing and ravage the city. Hyun-su and his fellow residents band together within the confines of the complex and must fight for their survival against the new, otherworldly threat. Hyun-su starts having monster symptoms and has the ability to turn into a monster with wings whenever he desires. Others from the apartment turn into monster of things they desire.
The survivors of Green Home venture out into the ruined world beyond its walls. Meanwhile, governmental bodies and scientific institutions continue in their efforts to study the monsters, hoping to find a cure.
Director Lee Eung-bok "roughly" knew the ending of the Line Webtoon on which the series is based before the webtoon's finale in July 2020, though he decided to "differ a bit from the webtoon because [they're] showing on different platforms."[24] Ultimately, the live-action adaptation deviates dramatically from the original.
Although filming had already started, Netflix officially announced the series' lineup on December 18, 2019, with Song Kang, Lee Jin-wook and Lee Si-young in lead roles, andLee Do-hyun, Kim Nam-hee, Go Min-si, Park Gyu-young, Go Youn-jung, Kim Kap-soo and Kim Sang-ho as part of the ensemble cast.[26][27]
Lee Eung-bok revealed that, during Song Kang's audition, the actor reminded him of Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands: "an image of someone who has a pure and innocent soul but is holding a spear in his hand."[25] The actor was recommended to Lee Eung-bok by the director of Netflix's Love Alarm which propelled him to fame in August 2019.[28] Lee Si-young's character does not appear in the original webtoon but the director "wanted to add a female character who can pull off really cool action scenes"; the actress being a former amateur boxer. She trained for six months prior to filming the series.[25] Park Gyu-young admitted that she did not have high hopes about being picked for the series but "as soon as [she] left the audition set, the director called [her] and said to leave with a script."[25]
Designers from Legacy Effects, VFX Studio Westworld and Spectral Motion, who worked on films such as the Avengers and Avataras well as the television series Game of Thrones and Stranger Things, were recruited for Sweet Home.[31][32]
On November 18, 2020, Netflix released a trailer for the series announcing that Sweet Home would premiere on December 18.[33] In June 2022, the series was picked up for two additional seasons.[34]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 83% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[35] The second season has an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[36]
Joel Keller of Decider said that "despite its flaws and a premise we've seen before, Sweet Home distinguishes itself by its setting and its monsters. We will see if the drama between the survivors will keep us watching."[38]
Pierce Conran of South China Morning Post gave a rating of 3/5, saying that "despite a breathless opening episode and some grisly fun throughout, Sweet Home does not provide much of a story for viewers to get hooked on."[39]
In another mixed review, Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting said that "what sprints out of the gate and sets up an exciting creature-filled horror series quickly comes to a slow crawl zombie apocalypse that we've seen many times before. It just swaps out the zombies for monsters."[40]
Sweet Home was the first South Korean series to enter Netflix's Top 10 in the United States,[24] reaching as high as third.[1] Three days after its release, the series ranked first in 8 regions and was within the Top 10 in 42 regions.[41] The show was viewed by 22 million paid subscribers worldwide in the first 4 weeks of its release and appeared in the Netflix top 10 in more than 70 countries.[42]
It was praised by viewers for its "high-quality visual effects" and "the deep human connections among the characters." However, many criticized the soundtrack which they believe did not fit with the story, as well as the lack of monsters in the latter episodes of the season. On this, director Lee Eung-bok said that "[he] know[s] some of the viewers were anticipating more gore, but [he] hope[s] they will understand why monsters were absent from some parts of our drama."[43]
Home Sweet HomeEpisode InformationSeasonEpisodeSeries7 : 278A134Airdate September 16, 1989Production company(s)Bagdasarian Productions
DIC EntertainmentWritten byDianne Dixon
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Alvin hands out autographs to get votes for Carnival King until Ricky, another runner, gives out a Tom Cruise autograph. Alvin then lies to his classmates that he will be singing with Michael Jackson at the carnival if he wins. The boys' begin looking for Michael only to discover Jeremy Huffington who claims to be Michael Jackson's "personal-person", but got stranded and promises to introduce them to Michael if they can get him some food and shelter. Alvin informs Ricky of Jeremy but he doesn't believe him so Alvin has Simon create a lie-detector. Ricky passes and the bell rings before Jeremy can be tested. Jeremy tries to speak to Alvin in private, but rumors abound, causing reporters to flood the Seville House on the basis Michael is their guest. Jeremy, while petting Lilly, is glad she does not care about Jeremy's wealth or status. While Alvin is trying to be rid of the reporters by having Dave dress as Michael Jackson, Jeremy decides to admit the truth to the reporters, that all he is is a homeless man. Ricky and the other status-seekers denounce Alvin, until another man appears who identifies himself as Michael Jackson's chauffer, and that this hoopla has gotten Michael interested in a benefit concert for the homeless, as well as offering Jeremy a job on Michael's staff. The episode ends with Michael Jackson singing with Alvin.
Home Sweet Home is the twenty-fifth episode of the sixth season finale in this television sitcom on Family Matters, which was aired from ABC on May 19, 1995. It was directed by John Tracy and written both by Sara V. Finney and Vida Spears.
Urkel's father invents a microscopic camera that lets doctors insert it into patient's brains to search for brain damage. He is asked to showcase the camera in hospitals across Russia, prompting them to move. Urkel, not wanting to move away from his friends, tries to think of an idea. However Carl refused wanting the nerd to move in with him cause he'll started to irritating him as well damaging his house, so he convinces Eddie to let Steve move in with him and Waldo. But when his mutant termites are a little too hungry, they break loose and eat the entire apartment, and once their apartment is destroyed, Eddie and Waldo are forced to move back home. Carl quickly weighs the options, and decides to allow Steve to move in as long he doesn't damage any of properties. As a reward for straight A's, Harriette and Maxine shop for a dress for Laura, but Laura dislikes it.
Urkel's parents fail to tell him they've moved to Russia (as an attempt to avoid him at all times), prompting him to move in with Eddie and Waldo(after Carl gave the two a sob story of his own). That is because he doesn't want to be away from his girlfriend, Myra and wants to finish off his senior year in Chicago. But his super termites are a little too hungry, and once their apartment is destroyed, both Eddie and Waldo are forced to move back into their homes. Urkel says that they are lucky to have homes to go to, since he isn't that lucky and is on his way to Russia to attend the Boris Yeltzen High School. He tells them if he's a nerd up there, the people will pour vodka down his pants.
Meanwhile, as a reward for Laura getting straight A's, Harriette and Maxine shop for a dress for her, but she hates it! Both of them started arguing with each other, until Harriette sets them straight. She makes Maxine admit that she wanted the dress for herself and Laura agrees to give her the dress. The two friends make up soon after.
The next day, Eddie has just moved back into his parents house, when Steve shows up already packed for Russia. At first, Carl is happy that Urkel's going to Russia and doesn't do anything to help him out. He immediately bids his farewell, leading to Harriette to admonish him for it. When asked if he can let Steve live with them, Carl quickly refuses and is eager to want him out of Chicago. However, Eddie immediately sour his mood and reprimands him for it. He proceeds to guilt trip Carl for letting Urkel go live in Russia, by telling him the same sob story that he relayed earlier to and him. Harriette and Mother Winslow are impressed in how Eddie gave him a taste of his own medicine. Eventually, a reluctant Carl finally allows him to live with them in his house.
During the night, Urkel is playing Danny Boy on his Swiss Melody Chimes, which an annoyed Carl shouts at him to get rid of them. He does so, but plays the same song on his accordion instead which also annoys him. Carl yells at him to stop playing music and go to bed.
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