these are my thoughts on the series: * the series went off track of the actual webtoon and they are going to add a second season?? Reddit·r/SweetHome
The first season of is widely regarded as an "oasis" of storytelling in the horror-suspense genre. Adapted from the popular Naver webtoon by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, it follows the residents of the Green Home apartment complex as they fight to survive a sudden "monsterization" apocalypse . Core Premise: A Curse of Desire
People turn into monsters based on their deepest inner desires or greed. For example, a man obsessed with his hair becomes a hair monster.
Netflix invested heavily in the series, with each episode costing approximately ₩3 billion .
Unlike typical zombie shows, the transformation in Sweet Home is a , not a virus.
To achieve unique movements, the production used motion capture featuring renowned contortionist Troy James and choreographer Kim Seol-jin .
Before the transformation is complete, there is a "Golden Hour" where the infected are highly vulnerable and cannot regenerate from fatal wounds.
The protagonist, Cha Hyun-su (Song Kang), becomes a "special infectee"—a human who resists the curse through willpower and compassion, gaining superhuman regenerative abilities while retaining his humanity. Production & Trivia