Netflix cancels another show after one season – and Twilight fans won't be happy

EntertainmentStreamingNetflix cancels another show after one season – and Twilight fans won’t be happyFirst Kill has made its last killWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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Sarah Catherine Hook as Juliette in episode 101 of First Kil

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Update:Netflix’s decision to not renew First Kill was directly down to a viewing versus cost aspect, according to T3 sources. This is something that Netflix has typically taken into account in the past and has once again applied to as to why the show was cancelled.

Original Story:Another one bites the dust.Netflixhas cancelled First Kill, a new teen vampire drama that took influence from Twilight, after only one season on the streaming platform.

That wasn’t enough for Netflix, though, as the eight-episode series will now not be returning for a second season. Sources say it didn’t have the “staying power” of what Netflix is looking for in a hit and did not meet its target thresholds, such as viewing hours or episode completion. At the time of writing, First Kill holds a 58% score from critics onRotten Tomatoesalongside a more positive 89% rating from audiences.

T3 has reached out to Netflix for comment.

Netflix has nowcancelled over 15 showssince the start of 2022, usually putting the decision down to how much the project costs and how much it returns on viewership. Even then, that’s not always the case. Most notably, the streamer cancelledSpace Force with Steve Carrellin May and most recently its controversial show,Q-Force, after only one season.

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Instead, Netflix has been investing heavier budgets into the likes of its new blockbuster movie,The Gray Man, featuring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. Whether that’s paid off is yet to be seen but the studio’s most expensive movie ever didlose its top spot to an unexpected movieeight days after launch. So probably not the outcome it was hoping for.

First Kill stars Sarah Catherine Hook, Imani Lewis, Elizabeth Mitchell, Aubin Wise, Gracie Dzienny, Dominic Goodman, Phillips Mulings, Jr. and Jason R. Moore. The full series is available to stream on Netflix now.

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