First Kill, a supernatural teen drama series that was released on Netflix on 10 June 2022 has been one of the shows that will not be renewed for another season. Created by Victoria Schwab, it is based on Schwab’s short story of the same name, which was published in Imprint’s Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite.
The news has been received with heavy criticism from the audience and questions about the reasons for slashing the show’s future. It is to be noted that cancellation decisions by the OTT platform usually come down to viewing versus cost. If it doesn’t meet the viewer rating threshold and profit margin, then the shows are usually cancelled.
However, the show was ranked in the top 10 list within the first three days of its release and cleared 100 million hours viewed in its first 28 days. Considering the popularity of the show, the reason for not meeting the margin sounds suspicious to many netizens who have been expressing their anger on Twitter, ever since.
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Some argue that the real reason is the biasness of the platform regarding the lesbians and people of color, as many give the example of the show Heartstopper being renewed for two more seasons. Even though the show accounts for lesser viewing hours than First Kill.
In the series, Juliette (played by Sarah Catherine Hook) has to take her place amongst her powerful vampire family and for that, she is required to make her first kill. When Juliette sets her sights on the new girl in town, Calliope (played by Imani Lewis), she bites off more than she can chew when Calliope is revealed to be from a family of esteemed vampires hunters.
Both vampire and hunter soon learn the other isn’t so easy to kill, but far too easy to fall for. After the announcement, even the cast member of the show, Dominic Goodman who plays the role of Apollo, expressed sadness on the news and thanked all the fans for taking the show as their own and showing so much love.
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First Kill is available to watch on Netflix.
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