Is Netflix’s First Kill Not So Dead After All?

Still mourning the unceremonious cancellation of Netflix’s queer vampire series First Kill? First of all, same. Secondly, there could be a chance the show might not be so dead after all (would that be undead?), at least according to showrunner Felicia D. Henderson.

Henderson was busy celebrating the show’s TV Scoop Award win for Favorite New Show of the Year when she shared her optimism that the streamer might give the series a second chance with E! News.

“I never say never,” Henderson teased. “Netflix could look at all of this and say, ‘Whoa, let’s give it another shot. This is exciting.’ Or they could say, ‘You know what, it’s not for us, but the fans want it. So, let’s give the show up and let them find a home for it.’”

While she’s hopeful, Henderson recognizes that the re-upping First Kill at Netflix is “a long shot doesn’t mean an impossible shot.”

In the meantime, Henderson is keeping busy with not one but two new projects for Peacock — one of which fans of First Kill are going to be very excited about.

First up is an adaption of the super queer young adult fantasy novel Legendborn by Tracey Deonn. “It is basically about a young woman who goes off to college at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill,” said Henderson. “On her first normal night of freshman year, she discovers a group of demon hunters that look like regular college students.”

In the book, the lead character is pansexual and the rest of the story is populated with a diverse group of queer characters. The author describes the story as “a mystery plot set in North Carolina, swords, a love triangle, queer folks, magic, & Southern history!” Yep, we’re in.

Henderson also has a period piece starring Renée Zellweger in the works about female pilots serving in World War II.

While fans will have to wait and see if First Kill does indeed resurrect, in the meantime Henderson expressed her gratitude for all the fans who’ve shown the series so much love. “I want to say a big congratulations to the First Killers—the fans of First Kill,” she said. “This win is really the reward for their passion and commitment to the show.”

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