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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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21 1 "Wuffenloaf" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
After the events of the previous episode, the Hammonds deal with the aftermath of Anne learning about Sheila being undead.
22 2 "Knighttime" Ken Kwapis Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
Eric accidentally starts a rumor that he and Abby are dating. Sheila and Joel meet a Knight of Serbia as Anne helps them out with Chris and Christa.
23 3 "We Let People Die Every Day" Geeta V. Patel Clay Graham March 29, 2019
In Sheila's quest to get Anne to stop believing she is a miracle from god, she admits the truth to her. At the same time, the FBI want to question the environmental club about what happened at the fracking site. Joel and Sheila deal with Tommy believing Christa is undead. Sheila asks Joel to consider being a member of the undead.
24 4 "More of a Cat Person" Andy Ackerman Ben Smith March 29, 2019
As they worry about speaking with the FBI, Ramona texts Eric, surprising him and Abby. Ramona returns for Mr. Ball-legs and apologizes to Eric. Sheila and Joel have their first open house with their new company which has Sheila helping a woman from Anne's church group. She then plots to eat the woman's ex-husband. Anne dumps Lisa. Eric speaks with the FBI and learns that they could connect him to the C4 used. As Eric speaks with the FBI, Abby goes to talk to Ramona and threatens her to leave town without Eric. Ramona is threatened by the motel manager and it results in Mr. Ball-legs eating the guy. Joel defrosts Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs instead of giving her an answer to him being a member of the undead. Tommy contacts them after finding their website of their business with plans to kill Sheila.
25 5 "Belle and Sebastian Protect the Head" Marc Buckland Melissa Hunter March 29, 2019
Ron approaches Sheila and Joel about turning him into a member of the undead. Abby begins to ignore Eric who shows up freaking out about the C4. When trying to remove the excess C4, Eric learns that the key to the locked room is no longer where it had been. Sheila and Joel head to Tommy's and find his own kill room in the garage. When Tommy goes to try killing Sheila, his daughter shows up so they rush home. Sheila decides to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. As Eric looks into unlocking the room with a lock pick, the FBI agent shows up there to look in the closet. Lisa reveals that she figured out what Abby and Eric did. Joel and Sheila talk Tommy out of killing Sheila. Ron breaks in and gets Gary to bite him.
26 6 "The Chicken and the Pear" Rebecca Asher Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz March 29, 2019
Joel and Sheila look for Ron. Tommy returns to talk to Joel and give him all the information he collected on Sheila. Joel asks about how to become the Knights of Serbia replacement. Abby meets Jean and Jean insults Abby in front of Sheila. Sheila causes the woman to have a minor episode causing the women to help her out. Eric helps Joel with his tasks to be a Knight of Serbia and Joel admits he knows what happened to Abby. Joel and Sheila meet Morgan, a friend of Ron's who is also a member of the undead and he tries to kill them. Abby shows up and helps save their lives, upsetting Sheila.
27 7 "A Specific Form of Recklessness" Ken Kwapis Caitlin Meares March 29, 2019
The day after the events of the previous episode, has the Hammonds dealing with the aftermath. The Serbians set up a chair to hold a member of the undead hostage. Sheila admits to Gary about zombifying Jean, something Joel does not know. One of Sheila's murders shows up online due to Sheila returning the woman's cat to her. Sheila then decides to find a way to unframe the woman. Abby has to speak with the FBI and she learns that the woman believes it was Eric who blew up the fracking site. As Joel and Sheila work on figuring a plan, they find Ron, leaving a dead body in the trunk of their car. Joel is unhappy with Ron for wanting to zombify 18 people. Due to the heat, the dead body exploded. It results in them deciding to frame him for another explosion to get the FBI off Eric's back.
28 8 "Forever!" Adam Arkin Michael A. Ross March 29, 2019
After framing the dead body for another explosion, Joel has ringing ears. Abby confides in Eric about having nightmares after killing a guy. Joel and Sheila try to figure out what to do about Ron. Abby learns that the head of the order was taking over the area since Joel did not join the knights. Abby and Eric learn that Eric is no longer a suspect from the FBI. Sheila brings Jean food to keep her inside and learns that the woman wants to kill her landlord. The Serbians watch from a distance as Abby and Joel tie up Ron outside on a neighbor's grass. Eric accidentally leaves a detonator in his car which is found when he is driving to his MIT interview with Winter. Jean and Sheila kill her aide, who had been scamming her. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs escapes as they send in Joel's application to the Knights of Serbia.
29 9 "Zombody" Steve Pink Clay Graham March 29, 2019
Sheila and Joel decide to gag Ron in the hopes of stopping him from biting someone when the Grand Prior is there. Sheila's Mr. Ball-legs hides in plain sight before Petra arrives; however, it begins crawling around behind Petra during the meeting. Eric approaches Abby and reveals that the detonator was in his car and was found by Winter. Petra has to send Joel on a mission to get rid of Ron. Abby bonds with Winter after confiding in her on the truth of the fracking explosion. Ron escapes and is kidnapped by Serbians. He then zombifies them and they decide to go after Joel, right after he is knighted by Petra.
30 10 "The Cult of Sheila" Marc Buckland Victor Fresco March 29, 2019
Dobrivoje follows Joel to the storage locker that housed the cooler with the dead body parts. After Joel leaves, Dobrivoje breaks in and begins to suspect that Joel is a member of the undead. At the Hammond home, Gary decides he wants more involvement in Joel and Sheila's realty company. Sheila wants Joel to decide whether he wants to become undead to be with her forever. At the launch party, Jean, Tommy, Ron, and Dobrivoje are unexpected guests. Dobrivoje threatens Joel into leaving the party. Ron reveals that he zombified some people and told them everything. Sheila, Ron, Tommy, and Jean go after Joel. After revealing his plan to Joel, Dobrivoje learns that he is not undead. Sheila finds them and Dobrivoje stabs her with a pole and escapes. Tommy, Jean and Ron find help Joel and Sheila and then escape. Sheila goes after Dobrivoje but Joel ultimately kills him. Dobrivoje's former henchmen show up at the Hammond home while Abby is talking to Eric. Abby realizes they are undead and ends up killing them to save herself and Eric. After her parents return home, Abby finds Eric and discusses them possibly dating. Joel buries the men, returns home to Sheila and reveals that he wants be with her forever. Mr. Ball-Legs climbs into Joel, causing him to pass out. Sheila bites Joel in order to save his life.
Production
Development
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: he stated "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."[15]
For the setting, Fresco drew from his own experience growing up in San Fernando Valley. Santa Clarita was chosen because of its middle class residents.[15] The Hammonds' profession as realtors was chosen because "it gets them out into the world" as well as the "forced friendliness" inherent to the profession.[15]
Promotion
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod appeared in a Canadian promo for the series, promoting the eponymous "diet" in a parody of their Body Break series of television PSAs.[16]
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.[17]
Critical reception
The first season of Santa Clarita Diet received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.17/10. 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."[18] Metacritic reports that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 67 out of 100, based on 30 critics.[19]
The second season received generally positive reviews as well. The season has an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.85/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus states: "Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds — profusely — for its lovable characters."[20]
The third season has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.78/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Santa Clarita Diet's third season is a generous meal of entrails, morbid humor, and a touching affirmation of marital love — with Barrymore and Olyphant's pitch-perfect chemistry brightening each blood-soaked installment."[21]
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