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Devastated ‘First Kill’ Fans Take To Twitter as Netflix Canceled the Teen Vampire Show, ‘Heartstopper’ Also Got Involved

Published 08/03/2022, 5:05 PM EDT

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Shraddha

Fans of the drama, First kill, are flying off the handle after Netflix cancelled the show. Right after its first season the teen queer drama was banned in multiple countries and was finally put down by the streaming platform. Owing to the abrupt full stop of this unique show, fans on Twitter are furious.

Fans vexed at Netflix for cancelling First Kill, storm Twitter

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Reportedly, Netflix has cancelled the new show First Kill just after its first season. Emma Roberts was the executive producer of the teen vampire drama series. The show starred Sarah Catherine Hook and Imani Lewis and made its way to the Top 10 mostly viewed shows for English language TV series. With the show having a unique angle for the first time in a while, fans were into the show. Hence, understandably, fans were up in the arms when Netflix got rid of their new favorite.

The angry fans flood Twitter with tweets comparing First Kill with Heartstopper.

first kill did infinitely better in numbers than heartstopper but yk what the difference is? that its a lesbian show and netflix didnt even give it a budget or a chance just like the other shows they’ve cancelled
— val (@mjpcters) August 3, 2022

this is crazy… wdym first kill got cancelled ??? pic.twitter.com/1Ks1GxL39u
— ceo of kory (@korysverse) August 3, 2022

netflix cancelling every single sapphic show, but they do not touch the gay ones even though they do bad like fuck off. and you can't even say first kill did bad, no it did even BETTER than(for example) heartstopper that got a two seasons renewal. fucking insane I have no words
— ariツ is emotionally destroyed by aotv (@bryantshosie_) August 3, 2022

netflix saying first kill’s cancellation was bc of views not being enough for the cost when they literally gave them a budget of 5 dollars and a juice box and got 100 million viewing hours in return…
— ria. tea’s wife (REAL) (@sapphcore) August 3, 2022

First Kill, a show that didn't come from any prior media nor having any major names attached to it, getting cancelled as if it didn't dominate Netflix's Top 10 within it's first month of release is upsetting. pic.twitter.com/tu05TnuNGv
— #TEAM_PEARL. (@xolashores) August 3, 2022

can’t believe netflix hates lesbians smh first kill deserved more seasons
— miranda 🧚🏻‍♀️ (@mirandapoptv) August 3, 2022

“I’m killing myself,” a disheartened fan wrote.

first kill and the wilds both got cancelled im k!lling myself
— cole (@fcktheptrrchy) August 3, 2022

“Netflix hates lesbians and it shows,” wrote another fan.

first kill getting cancelled after doing 100 million PLUS viewing hours… netflix hates lesbians and it shows
— ria. tea’s wife (REAL) (@sapphcore) August 3, 2022

Having a total viewership duration of 30.3 M hours in just three days, the show ranked seventh after Stranger Things at position 3. Given the first two weeks’ record, the show peaked at number 3 before falling off the Top 10. By the time it was 28 days old, the show had swiftly crossed the mark of 100M hours by the viewers.

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What was the show about?

Rated TV mature for violence and sexual content, the occasional cursing, the series was based on a vampire lovestory. Teenage demographic is the kind of setting that runs in the background of the show. Set in highschool, the show has two girls trying to find their place. One is a teenage vampire who sets her eyes on a new girl for her first kill. The other is a vampire hunter from the family of celebrated slayers.

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Both of them go through a rollercoaster of a sexual tension. Initially thirsty for one another’s blood, the two leads fall in love with each other at the end of the first series. Even though it had a good line of tropes, the show really didn’t progress so well.

What do you think of this cancellation? Are you with Netflix on this one? Or was this an unjust cancellation? Comment down below.

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Shraddha Das is a Content Lead and the Sub Group Head at Netflix Junkie. Captivated by the power of storytelling and the written word at a young age, which led her to pursue a career in journalism at the Esteemed KIIT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Orissa. She has over 1500 articles to her name.

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