First Kill Executive producer, show runner, and head writer, Felicia Henderson talks success of new Netflix show. What can you tell us about your new show? What inspired you to create it? How did you develop the characters and plot? What challenges did you face during production? What are your future plans for the show? Netflix is known for its original programming, so how did you decide to partner with them for this project? We're all excited to see First Kill, so thank you for taking the time to talk with us today.More on the Netflix series "First Kill"When it's time for teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine 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 named Calliope (Imani 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.More on Felicia HendersonWriter-Director-Producer Felicia D. Henderson is the creator of Showtime’s Emmy Award nominated series SOUL FOOD, television’s first multi-season African American drama. Currently, she is the Showrunner-Executive Producer and head writer of FIRST KILL, the new Y.A. genre drama soon premiering on Netflix, which pits a family of vampires against a family of monster hunters. She is also developing the WWII drama AVENGER FIELD for Peacock. The series stars Renée Zellweger as Jackie Cochran, who co-founded the U.S. Army’s first women’s pilot training program; and at the time of her death, in 1980, was the most accomplished American pilot, male or female, in American history.Felicia has written and co-executive produced a number of other high-profile shows such as FRINGE, GOSSIP GIRL, Marvel’s THE PUNISHER, EMPIRE, and EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS. She also co-created and executive produced THE QUAD, a one-hour drama set on the campus of an HBCU. Her career started with sitcoms such as FAMILY MATTERS, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR, SISTER SISTER, and MOESHA.
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