Netflix Kicks Off Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Sweet Tooth' Project With an 8-Episode Order

Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. is taking the leap from Marvel to DC Comics, but as a producer this time.

Downey just got the final thumbs-up from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to produce an eight-episode season of graphic novel series Sweet Tooth, written for DC's adult-oriented publishing label, Vertigo.

Sweet Tooth is a graphic novel created by award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire. In a world where some people are human-animal hybrids, a boy with deer features goes through a classic coming-of-age saga in a bleak and violent environment. This cartoon wasn't written for the kids.

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