Felicia D. Henderson opens up about First Kill’s cancelation.
A few days after news broke that Netflix had canceled teen drama First Kill, the show’s showrunner has spoken out and has some choice words for the streaming giant.
The teen drama, which debuted in the second week of June, was given the axe on Tuesday (August 2) when Netflix revealed that there would be no sophomore season of the show. That cancellation came off the back of some pretty scathing reviews, even though the Netflix series seemed to resonate with audiences.
Based on the short story of the same name by author V. E. Schwab, First Kill is a reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It follows Juliette Fairmont, a vampire from a long dynasty of vampires who are able to live in plain sight in Savannah, Georgia.
Approaching her 16th birthday, Juliette, who has spent her life thus far living off blood pills, discovers that the pills are losing their efficacy and she must confront the prospect that it is time for her to make her first kill – something she does not want to do.
Things are complicated further by the arrival of a new girl in town, Calliope Burns, who Juliette quickly becomes infatuated with. Trouble is, Calliope’s family history is just as complicated as Juliette’s. She’s a monster hunter raised by a family of monster hunters. And, as with the star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare’s original, there’s an awful lot of drama.
