If you can stomach innards, severed feet and irritating housewives, “Santa Clarita Diet” is a delicious bite of fresh comedy. It’s a lighthearted Netflix-original comedy series that’s sure to leave you craving more. Creator Victor Fresco, also known for his creation of the office comedy, “Better Off Ted,” reinvents the family sitcom dynamic with this tasty twist.

The show stars Drew Barrymore as Sheila and Timothy Olyphant as Joel, two now-married high school sweethearts living in the suburbs of Southern California as realtors with their 16-year-old daughter, Abby, played by Liv Hewson.

Their lives are filled with the usual suburban drama: noisy, judgmental neighbors, broken appliances and cheesy jokes. Everything is normal until Sheila begins spewing hot vomit during an open house and comes back to life as a zombie, hungry for human flesh.

The show is undeniably funny and easy to watch but can also be repetitive and drag in the middle. It’s clever, and the trailers warrant a few double-takes, but the jokes can feel a little tired. However, this is barely noticeable as the actors get a lot of mileage out of them with the ongoing joke being, “My mom eats people now,” or “My wife eats people now.”

The cast works well together, playing off of each other’s high energies. Olyphant definitely carries the show and holds the spotlight while Barrymore sits back and looks wide-eyed and adorable while drinking her human smoothies.

The supporting actors are equally as strong as the main cast. Hewson gives an excellent performance as a teenager desperately trying to cope with her mother’s zombiefication. She occasionally drifts back to the stereotypical angst-ridden high schooler, but it doesn’t matter because she’s so hilarious doing it. Skylar Gisondo plays Eric, the nerdy next-door neighbor forever chasing a date with Abby. He’s a familiar stereotype but forgivable because he’s so well written.

Sheila’s dinners may be dense with protein, but the dialogue is light and the comedy is unapologetic. There’s a lovely narrative at the heart, even if Sheila’s isn’t beating anymore. Messages are hard to find with the show moving so fast that you almost can’t keep up. After binge-watching the season, I believe the “Live your best life” message stands out. Between the sudden fits of enraged paranoia to the bloody gore, a glimmer of perseverance shines through. Joel and Sheila’s marriage shows audiences that it is possible to live the American dream — even if your wife eats people.