Santa Clarita Diet

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Santa Clarita Diet is an American horror-comedy web television series created by Victor Fresco for the streaming service Netflix, starring Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore. Fresco serves as the showrunner, and is an executive producer alongside Barrymore, Olyphant, Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky, Chris Miller, Ember Truesdell, 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 cast and premise, but criticizing the number of graphic scenes. On March 29, 2017, it was announced that Netflix renewed the series for a second season, which will premiere in 2018.

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Plot

Joel and Sheila Hammond are everyday suburban real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California. The couple face a series of obstacles when Sheila has a medical transformation into a zombie and starts craving human flesh. With Joel and the family trying to help Sheila through the trying time, they have to deal with neighbors, cultural norms and getting to the bottom of a potentially mythological mystery.

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Cast

Main

• 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, Sheila and Joel's daughter
• Skyler Gisondo as Eric Bemis, the Hammonds' neighbor, Lisa's son and Dan's stepson

Recurring

• Ricardo Chavira as Dan Palmer, a sheriff's deputy, Eric's stepfather and the Hammonds' neighbor
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Lisa Palmer, Dan's wife and Eric's mother
• Richard T. Jones as Rick, a Santa Monica police officer, the Hammond's neighbor, and Joel's friend
• Joy Osmanski as Alondra, Rick's wife
• Natalie Morales as Anne Garcia, a sheriff's deputy and co-worker of Dan's
• Thomas Lennon as Novak, Abby's school principal
• Grace Zabriskie as Mrs. Bakavic, Novak's grandmother
• DeObia Oparei as Loki Hayes, a convicted felon
• Portia de Rossi as Cora Wolf, a scientist focused on the undead

Guest

• Nathan Fillion as Gary West, a realtor and the Hammonds' co-worker
• Andy Richter as Carl Coby, the Hammonds' boss
• 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 goer
• Ramona Young as Ramona, a pharmacy worker whose unenthusiastic attempts to help customers trigger epiphanies in them

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Production

Fresco came up with the premise from wanting to make "a family show with an interesting approach that we haven't seen before". The zombie angle also allowed Fresco to explore the concept of Narcissism stating that "the undead are the ultimate narcissists. They want what they want when they want it and will do anything to just have what they want and don't care about other people's needs"

For the setting Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class inhabitants. The Hammonds' profession of realtors was chosen because "It gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.

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Episodes

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Critical reception

First season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 74% based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet serves up an excellent cast, frequent laughs, and an engaging premise - but the level of gore might not be to everyone's taste." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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Advertising controversy

In February 2017, advertising for the show sparked criticism in Germany, where Netflix promoted the show with posters depicting a human finger sliced up like a currywurst, a popular German fast food dish. After receiving more than 50 complaints that the advertising was glorifying violence and inducing fear, especially in children, the German Advertising Council, a self-regulatory institution, forwarded the complaints to the company. Netflix then decided to end the campaign and remove all posters.

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Santa Clarita Diet on IMDb

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