Netflix's YA Vampire Romance Series FIRST KILL Casts Imani Lewis and Sarah Catherine Hook

Netflix’s YA vampire romance series First Kill has cast two of their lead roles with actresses Imani Lewis (Eighth Grade, The Forty-Year-Old Version) and Sarah Catherine Hook (NOS4A2, The Valley). The eight-episode hour-long series is based on the short story of the same name by Victoria “V.E.” Schwab that was published in the Imprint story collection “Vampire Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite.”

Variety reports the following synopsis and character details:

In the show, when it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette Fairmont (Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town, Calliope Burns (Lewis). But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for.

Calliope, or Cal, is described as a fearless, headstrong monster hunter. Behind that strong veneer is a vulnerable young teen torn between her duty to her family and the secret yearnings for love.

Juliette is further described as a shy, kind teenage girl who was born a vampire and determined to not be a monster. Her family has always supported her but as she comes into her own, her quest for love is challenged by her legacy.

There haven’t been any new vampire series in a little while, so I guess this is good for fans of the genre. Are you interested in the new Netflix series First Kill?