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Juliette Fairmont from First Kill

Juliette Fairmont (Sarah Catherine Hook) is a main character in Netflix’s First Kill. Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, the plot centers on two enemies: Calliope and Juliette. As the title suggests, each must carry out their first kill — Calliope must kill her first monster and Juliette must feed from her first victim — but they fall for each other instead. Juliette is a vampire, specifically a Legacy vampire, who can easily blend in with humans. Sweet and well-meaning, she attends Lancaster Academy with her best friend Ben. Her family urges her to make her first kill, but she doesn’t want to hurt anyone. But as her thirst increases, it becomes difficult, especially while crushing on Calliope. Her style is girly prep, which reflects her initial innocence and purity.

Ben Wheeler from First Kill

Ben Wheeler (Jonas Dylan Allen) is a character in Netflix’s First Kill. Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, the plot centers on two enemies: Calliope and Juliette. As the title suggests, each must carry out their first kill — Calliope must kill her first monster and Juliette must feed from her first victim — but they fall for each other instead. Ben is Juliette’s childhood best friend. He’s human, so he has a hard time handling the news that his best friend is a vampire. But he’ll still help her hide a dead body — which actually happens in the show. He is openly gay and in a secret fling with Noah. Though when Noah refuses to go public, Ben stands up for himself and breaks things off.

Calliope Burns from First Kill

Calliope “Cal” Burns (Imani Lewis) is a main character in Netflix’s First Kill. Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, the plot centers on two enemies: Calliope and Juliette. As the title suggests, each must carry out their first kill — Calliope must kill her first monster and Juliette must feed from her first victim — but they fall for each other instead. Cal comes from a family of hunters, whose mission is to eradicate monsters. Cal senses Juliette is a vampire and uses her keen investigation skills to test the theory with a silver bracelet. But growing closer to Juliette makes her realize not all monsters are evil, like she was raised to believe. She shows tenacity by defending and seeing her despite her family’s warnings. Her style is more trendy, often featuring athletic wear to reflect her hunter training.

Elinor Fairmont from First Kill

Elinor Fairmont (Gracie Dzienny) is an antagonistic character in Netflix’s First Kill. Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, the plot centers on two enemies: Calliope and Juliette. As the title suggests, each must carry out their first kill — Calliope must kill her first monster and Juliette must feed from her first victim — but they fall for each other instead. Elinor is Juliette’s older sister, a Legacy vampire with the power to control minds. Unlike her younger sister, Elinor sees nothing wrong with killing humans. She tries to encourage Juliette to give into her true nature and make her first kill. But it’s revealed her intentions have been sinister and self-centered. Her style is similarly girlish, but oppositely provocative to contrast her sister’s purity.

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