First Kill , the vampire-themed young adult series, based on a short story byVictoria “VE” Schwab, has been canceled by Netflix after just one season.
Netflix made the decision based on views, compared to the cost of the first season.
Released on June 10, the series entered the Netflix Top 10 of English-language series, finishing in seventh place with 30.3 million hours of viewing in the first three days.
In the first week it finished third, behind Stranger Things 4 and Peaky Blinders 6 , with 48.8 million hours of viewing. In the first 28 days it reached 100 million hours of viewing.
Numbers that, however, were not considered sufficient by Netflix: First Kill has not reached the minimum level of views and completion of the episodes.
The cast
First Kill was created by Felicia D. Henderson . The cast includes Sarah Catherine Hook , Imani Lewis , Elizabeth Mitchell ( Lost ), Aubin Wise ( Atlanta ), Jason Robert Moore ( The Punisher ), Gracie Dzienny ( Jupiter’s Legacy ), Will Swenson ( Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ), Phillip Mullings Jr . ( American Soul ), Dominic Goodman ( Better Things ) and Dylan McNamara (Ambition ).
The plot
In First Kill , the time has come for vampire teen Juliette Fairmont (Sarah Catherine Hook) to kill her first victim to take her place in the family. Her target is Calliope Burns (Imani Lewis), but Juliette discovers that she is a vampire hunter, a member of a family of famous hunters. They both discover that the other won’t be that easy to kill, and they both fall in love with their rival. Juliette was born a vampire but is determined not to become a monster. Calliope is a fearless and resolute vampire hunter.