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]
Sweet Home merupakan drama Korea horor thriller yang ceritanya diadaptasi dari Webtoon berjudul sama. Secara garis besar, Sweet Home berkisah tentang seorang pemuda bernama Cha Hyun Su yang harus bertahan hidup ketika umat manusia perlahan-lahan berubah menjadi monster.
Sweet Home 3 diproduksi sebanyak 8 episode dan masih digarap oleh Lee Eung Bok yang juga mengarahkan Sweet Home 1 dan 2. Drakor ini pun tetap menggandeng Song Kang sebagai tokoh utamanya, didukung oleh pemain lain seperti Lee Do Hyun, Go Min Si, Lee Jin Wook, dan Lee Si Young.
Monster Sang Won yang awalnya merasuki Sang Wook akhirnya berhasil menguasai tubuh putrinya, Seo Yi Su, dan menciptakan pasukan monster. Dengan tubuh baru yang memiliki kekuatan luar biasa, Sang Won harus berhadapan dengan Cha Hyun Su dan si neohuman, Lee Eun Hyuk.
Eun Hyuk yang tak memiliki perasaan manusia berusaha menghabisi Yi Su untuk mengakhiri semuanya. Hyun Su terus berusaha mencegahnya karena berpikir ia bisa mengembalikan Yi Su seperti ia menyelamatkan sisi manusia Yi Kyung.
Sisi manusia Yi Su membiarkan pisau menusuk tubuhnya, membuat monster Sang Won keluar dari tubuh Yi Su yang sekarat. Yi Su kemudian meminta Hyun Su untuk menghentikan ayahnya dan mengakhiri peperangan.
Sang Won akhirnya kembali memasuki tubuh Sang Wook. Saat Hyun Su dan Eun Hyuk masih berdiskusi tentang siapa yang harus membunuhnya, sisi manusia Sang Won mendadak muncul dan mulai mengendalikan tubuh Sang Wook. Sang Wook kemudian merangkak dan menjatuhkan dirinya sendiri ke dalam api hingga tewas.
Hyun Su kemudian membantu para penyintas menuju ke tempat yang lebih aman dan dijaga oleh Kim Young Hoo yang bertindak sebagai pemimpin. Pada akhirnya, manusia dapat hidup berdampingan dengan neohuman dan menjadi lebih damai. Hyun Su pun menyebut era dunia ini sebagai sweet home.
Sampai saat ini belum ada konfirmasi resmi, baik dari pihak produksi drama maupun Netflix, terkait Sweet Home Season 4. Akan tetapi, cerita Sweet Home tampaknya tidak akan dilanjutkan lagi.
Selain antagonis utama telah tewas, manusia pun sudah bisa hidup berdampingan dengan monster/neohuman dalam kedamaian. Bahwa, sang tokoh utama memiliki ending yang bahagia karena bisa tersenyum sambil menyebut dunia barunya sebagai sweet home.
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