Who among us hasn’t been in the trenches of high school, trying to navigate sweaty and overcrowded parties, changing friendship dynamics, a debilitatingly awkward first crush and a familial duty to kill said crush? Okay, maybe that part’s a little less relatable. But for the star-crossed lovers of First Kill — teen vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) and vampire hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis) — these priorities are all top of mind.

Juliette faces increasing pressure to make her first kill and establish herself in her family of legacy vampires. She can’t help but set her sights on Cal, the mysterious, beautiful new girl who just so happens to come from an equally esteemed family of hunters. But both girls learn that it’s, well, much harder to kill someone when romantic feelings are involved. 

These new photos show Juliette and Cal cuddled up, even with all the odds stacked against them. Scroll down for a sneak peek into their world, including a first look at Juliette’s best friend Ben (Jonas Dylan Allen) and her vampiric relatives.

First Kill is based on a short story by Victoria “V.E.” Schwab, which she described as Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Killing Eve. Schwab is a co-writer and executive producer on the series, with showrunner, writer and executive producer Felicia D. Henderson. Watch Cal and Juliette fight their feelings (and, more than once, each other) when the series premieres on June 10.

Elinor (Gracie Dzienny) holds court at Juliette’s house.

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Juliette and her impeccably dressed best friend, Ben.

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Calliope’s family’s pastime of choice? Vampire-slaying practice.

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Elinor goes in for the kill.