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First Kill is the brand new Netflix sequence you should sink your tooth into. Sarah Catherine Hook takes heart stage in Netflix’s queer vampire drama, which premieres June 10. The actress is having her breakout second as Juliette Fairmont, a excessive schooler who occurs to be a vampire. Her life will get infinitely extra sophisticated when she falls for Calliope “Cal” Burns, who’s a monster hunter.
The primary season ended Juliette and Calliope’s devastating breakup after Calliope discovered that Juliette turned her brother right into a vampire. Sarah Catherine spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife about Juliette’s future, her hopes for a “darker” Juliette, and the destiny of Calliette. Learn our full Q&A under:
As somebody who grew up loving vampires and watching them on tv and within the motion pictures, First Kill was proper up my alley. This present is de facto in contrast to any vampire present I’ve seen earlier than due to the queer love story on the heart of it. Going into this, how did you are feeling about Juliette and Calliope’s relationship being the middle of the present, however being queer was by no means an impediment for them?
Sarah Catherine Hook: First off, it was such an honor to be solid on this position. I felt just like the luckiest woman on the earth. I feel that’s positively my favourite half concerning the present, too. Simply the truth that their queerness is regular. It’s by no means a query. It’s not the purpose of battle for them. It’s extra that they need to kill one another. I discover that to be far more thrilling, so I’m thrilled about that. I’m simply honored.
A lot of the present hinges on the chemistry between you and Imani Lewis. What was it like assembly one another and forming that bond that we see onscreen?
Sarah Catherine Hook: It’s humorous as a result of we are saying now that we’ve been by means of a complete present collectively, we had been evil twins. I imply, it was loopy how a lot we now have in frequent. But additionally the way in which that Juliette and Calliope are yin and yang, that’s the identical with Imani and myself. We sort of full one another, if you’ll. I really feel so lucky that she was my co-star. I felt so supported. She all the time had my again, and we all the time had a very fantastic, open line of communication with each other. It was a very particular expertise attending to work together with her.
We’ve to speak about that ending. There’s a brutal confrontation between Juliette and Calliope after Cal finds out Juliette turned Theo right into a vampire. A devastated Juliette drives off in tears. Do you understand the place she’s going?
Sarah Catherine Hook: We don’t see the place she’s going. I’m going to imagine she’s driving to the hair salon to bleach her hair blonde. I don’t know. I feel she’s going to have a darkish aspect the place she form of turns into Elinor and Margot Fairmont, the southern scary Barbie dolls. That’s sort of the place I’m hoping she’ll head for my egocentric want as an actor who will get to play with these items. Clearly, I’m very unhappy for Juliette, however I’m hoping that we’ll see a special aspect of her. However I don’t actually know the place she’s going. Somebody requested the query for Imani as nicely the place she’s working. We expect that Calliope is simply working and Juliette is simply driving as a result of, I do know for myself, I’ve had these moments the place I don’t actually know the place to go or what to do once I’m tremendous unhappy after listening to some tragic information or one thing. After I simply have to bawl my eyes out, I’ll simply go on a drive and be cathartic, and I feel that’s what they’re each doing.
I used to be raised on Shakespeare, and with the Romeo & Juliet vibes right here, my thoughts instantly goes to… we all know what in the end occurs to Romeo and Juliet.
Sarah Catherine Hook: We will’t let these two die!
I’m apprehensive Juliette goes to do one thing. To not herself however she’ll simply go wild!
Sarah Catherine Hook: I feel that’s what’s going to occur or I hope so. I feel you hit the nail on the top. She’ll simply go wild, have her emo part, and perhaps totally embrace the vampire out of anger and frustration and heartbreak. That’s the place she headed for certain. I hope so.
Juliette and Calliope hit their breaking level when Cal discovered Juliette turned Theo right into a vampire. The combat between them was visceral. Regardless that it is a vampire drama, it was a really actual combat. What was it like filming that confrontation?
Sarah Catherine Hook: It’s a harrowing scene. It truly is. It’s so heartbreaking and it feels actual as a result of we’ve all had that breakup earlier than. Sheryl Crow stated it finest: the primary reduce is de facto the deepest. I feel once we had been filming it, I do know that was in the direction of the tip. It was in all probability 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. within the morning. The boys had simply been doing this loopy combat on the entrance garden. There was so much happening. It was loads of stress to make it possible for we nail it and to have the ability to attain these emotional locations. I’m actually proud of the way in which that it turned out within the present. From what I can keep in mind once we had been filming it, all of us made certain that we had been very delicate with it and with our feelings. Folks actually gave us time to get to the place that we wanted to be. Imani and I made certain to be beneficiant with one another’s feelings, even when the close-up was on her or on me. We actually wished to provide one another our all, so it was emotionally draining. I’ll say we made certain to have just a few laughs to make it possible for there was a pleasant wholesome steadiness.
Clearly, this adjustments so much for them. Do you suppose they’ll come again from this? Or may this deepen the divide right here?
Sarah Catherine Hook: I do. I imply, they higher [get back together]. I do suppose that there’s hope for the connection. I feel they’re each going to need to do some rising as people, which is okay. They’re each 16. Younger love is a fickle factor, and I feel that they’re going to have their ups and downs. They’re in all probability going to duke it out a few instances, hopefully, in season 2. I’m considering they’ll need to finally crew up, after which by the tip of season 2 let’s say they get again collectively. It doesn’t look like a foul thought to me!
We’ve seen Juliette’s dad and mom and the way far they went to be collectively. In the end, Sebastian was became a vampire. It’s a very deep love that they share for one another. Do you suppose that it’s ever crossed Juliette’s thoughts that Juliette and Cal may find yourself like her dad and mom and make that pledge to spend eternity collectively?
Sarah Catherine Hook: , perhaps it’s crossed her thoughts, however she doesn’t wish to bask in that considering course of as a result of she personally doesn’t wish to be a vampire. She wouldn’t want this on anybody. There was a little bit of a tease earlier within the season the place Oliver says, “Oh, my witch girlfriend over right here is aware of a spell that may make you human.” I feel that there’s extra wishful considering in that course, and I’m curious to see extra of that. I do know we sort of let that go briefly, however I’m hoping we are able to look extra into that journey and see if she will fulfill these goals of being human. I doubt it’ll occur.
Talking of Oliver, poor Juliette. This woman can by no means get a break from her household. Nonetheless, I really feel like she is a form of kindred spirit with Oliver. On the finish of the season, we see that Oliver has ulterior motives with the monsters and Theo. Do you suppose Juliette trusts Oliver or are there components of her that don’t?
Sarah Catherine Hook: I feel she has belief points with just about everybody, and I’d say she in all probability nonetheless does with Oliver as nicely as a result of she doesn’t know him totally. He’s sort of a final resort. However I agree, I do suppose they’re kindred spirits. I feel you actually see that if you see them each interacting, particularly once they first see one another in episode 3. There may be this familiarity between the 2 of them even with out them realizing one another tremendous nicely. The extra Juliette is advised concerning the fact, the extra I feel feels nearer to him. So I’m actually curious to see extra of their dynamic as a result of I completely agree… I feel that they’re extra comparable than totally different.
On the flip aspect, Elinor is grace however Gracie’s efficiency is so good I can’t assist however root for her. We noticed that Juliette has somewhat little bit of Elinor in her when she flipped the tables on her sister. Juliette is the one who has Elinor arrested, and we see that look between them. In that second, do you suppose Juliette likes the ability that she has in that state of affairs?
Sarah Catherine Hook: I feel she likes it somewhat an excessive amount of. Juliette isn’t so totally different from Elinor or her household, and I feel that’s simply it. She is nearer to this monster than she want to be, and it’d really feel actually good within the second for her, too. After which in fact just a few days later, you see her crumble once more. This poor woman. She’s only a sizzling little mess.
I’m sort of scared about what Elinor goes to do if in some way will get out of this case…
Sarah Catherine Hook: I do know. I feel that Juliette will significantly take her up on teaming up together with her and really embracing the entire vampire together with her, personally, as Sarah Catherine and never Juliette. I’m apprehensive about Juliette falling into that, however actually, a few of my favourite scenes are with Elinor. Once we exit clubbing and drain that man, that’s considered one of my favourite scenes of the present. I need extra.
Do you suppose Juliette in the end thinks she did the best factor by saving Theo, that it was a more sensible choice to have him be a vampire than not be right here in any respect?
Sarah Catherine Hook: It’s been laborious for me to grapple with, particularly once I first learn it. I used to be confused, too. I wasn’t certain if Juliette fairly knew what she was doing. I don’t know if she was attempting to place him out of his distress and utterly let him die as a substitute of him struggling on the toilet flooring. I assume we’ll discover out. I feel it might be a very good factor if we see Theo perhaps changing into a vampire who’s additionally nonetheless a monster hunter. Possibly he’ll be like, “ what I’ve? I’ve much more ability and additional superpowers to have the ability to do the factor that I’ve all the time wished to do, and that’s kill monsters.” I don’t know. Possibly he’ll have a darkish part the place he’s simply ravenous and bloodthirsty and simply goes loopy on the human race. That may be a robust query. I feel we are going to discover out in seasons to return whether or not or not was a very good choice or not.
A lot of this present is about household and the way you’ll go for your loved ones. In the long run, I’m probably not certain the place Juliette stands. Do you suppose within the fallout of what occurred with Calliope that we’ll see Juliette embrace her household extra? There are many layers to her mom and her father. There’s so much happening there that I really feel like hasn’t been touched simply but.
Sarah Catherine Hook: I feel the relationships are nonetheless going to be a bit strained. They’re somewhat bit wounded. However I do suppose with time, she is going to be capable of relate to them extra if she does determine to embrace her true nature in being a vampire. I’m actually curious to see what the dynamic will probably be. I don’t know. It’s laborious to inform. I want I might be within the writers’ room dispensing concepts. I’m hoping that she is going to do extra teaming up with them, however I assume we’ll simply have to attend and see.
What do you suppose Margot thinks of Juliette throwing Elinor beneath the bus?
Sarah Catherine Hook: Juliette and Margot’s relationship is attention-grabbing. I’ve had just a few conversations with Elizabeth Mitchell about this truly. She advised me that she thinks that Margot had an identical state of affairs to Juliette when she was younger the place it was laborious for her, after which she unintentionally killed the fallacious individual. Somebody who was very near her, and it simply modified her a bit and made her bitter. I feel that she doesn’t need Juliette to be like that. It’s virtually like Juliette’s her final hope as a result of Elinor’s totally embraced being a vampire since day one. I feel there could be a second of her being like, nicely, that was unkind. That was impolite of you. But additionally, everyone knows Elinor has these powers the place she will manipulate folks into believing that this didn’t truly occur. I really feel like they’re probably not apprehensive about Elinor. She’ll in all probability be like, that was impolite, Juliette, but in addition good for you. You lastly grew a pair.
This present can be about legacy. Once we discuss legacy, this present actually has one with Juliette and Calliope’s relationship. Did you are feeling any stress bringing this relationship to life realizing what it will imply to younger queer folks watching this present?
Sarah Catherine Hook: Imani and I simply actually wished to do that proper. We knew we had a sure stage of accountability, and we each simply actually beloved that. Their queerness was not the purpose of battle for the story, and we’re simply extraordinarily excited for queer viewers to see themselves in these characters. I’m completely honored to be part of the story.
