First Kill may have only landed on Netflix this week and has already skyrocketed to the top trending TV shows - but is it worth watching?
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The series, which has been described as a queer teen vampire romance and is based on a short story by YA author V.E. Schwab, follows two star-crossed lovers - a vampire named Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) and vampire hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis) - as they embark on a doomed romance.
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Many viewers said they were left pleasantly surprised by the show, which they said exceeded their expectations. As one wrote on Twitter: "I really went into #FirstKill for some cute lesbian vampires stuff but got excellent world-building. Like I want seasons. I want to see them all grow up. I want Vampire Diaries level of seasons and spin offs. I want it all."
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Another agreed, writing: "Imagine @TheCW made a baby and the parents were the Vampire Diaries & Riverdale then Netflix 1st season of #FirstKill has unintentionally done that," while a third said: "Two episodes of #FirstKill down and im obsessed."
© Photo: NetflixWill you be watching First Kill?
Someone else added: "Just watch the entire first season of First Kill on Netflix and this show is so good! It's a coming-of-age vamp show and I can't wait for season 2!"
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Will you be checking out First Kill? The official synopsis for the eight-part series reads: "When it's time for teenage vampire Juliette 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 named Calliope.
"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."
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