First Kill: Netflix cancels the lesbian series after just one season

This is news that will rejoice some and inside will disappoint others so much First kill received mixed reviews upon its release. Netflix’s lesbian drama is canceled after only one season.

Despite the buzz, insufficient figures

2 August Deadline announced the premature end of the First kill. This Netflix decision comes less than two months after release of the series, June 10.

At first glance, the news is surprising. A week after its release, the show skipped to third place of the most viewed programs on Netflixright behind Stranger Things and Peaky Blinders. First kill then spent a second week in the Top 10 … before collapsing.

Only, this beautiful performance does not necessarily mean the viewers gone at the end of First killnor that the number of views it has amortized the cost. This is exactly what would have been missing from the series. According to Deadlinethe program has not yet reached the thresholds for views And completion of episodes need to be extended.

Fans question Netflix’s choices

The day after the announcement, #FirstKill was between the most cited hashtags on Twitter.

Between misunderstanding and indignationfans asked the reasons at Netflix’s choice. For example, many users pointed out that the platform had announced the renewal of Heart-pounding for another two seasons, also like this series did not reach the figures of First kill.

Internet users then asked a possible difference in treatment between gay and lesbian novels of Netflix.

Among this tide of Tweets, there are also numerous allegations of lesbophobia and of racism from Netflix. Because beyond a lesbian couple, First kill clashed with his lead actress, Imani Lewis, a black woman.

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