There is no way to have enough vampire content. Netflix has already provided us with the likes First Kill Night Teeth — the former, a YA vampire drama series, and the latter a vampire movie set in Los Angeles — will debut a new vampire-themed movieThis weekend, Jamie Foxx stars Day Shift, from director J.J. Perry, arrives on the streamer on Friday, it’s the product of a Hollywood veteran who spent a few decades as a stuntman and a second unit director crafting action scenes for the John Wick and Fast & Furious franchises.
Day Shift movie trailer
Here’s how Netflix summarizes Day ShiftThe film stars Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg and many others. “Bud Jablonski (Jamie Foxx) is a blue-collar dad hoping to provide a good life for his quick-witted daughter Paige (Zion Broadnax) and to stay in the good graces of his estranged wife Jocelyn (Meagan Good).”
The dad’s job — cleaning pools in the San Fernando Valley on the day shift, as it were — is actually just a front for how he really makes his money. This is hunting and killing Vampires.
Because of “code violations,”Jablonski was kicked out the international alliance of vampire hunters. Jablonski sells fangs to the black market in order to get by. Jablonski is determined to make money quickly after Jocelyn, his wife, threatens to move to Florida.
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“A lot of fun”
As of Thursday morning, a few reviews had begun to come in early. Initial thoughts were a bit hesitant. Day Shift felt a little like Netflix’s The Man from Toronto dud. But Assessments like this one from early viewers sound promising: “Films like DAY are my favorite. Netflix’s SHIFT is more popular than blockbusters such as THE GRAY MAN or RED NOTICE. This was … a lot of fun. You go into it knowing it’ll be stupid, just relax, and have a good time.“
As we have already mentioned, Netflix has also recently added other vampire-themed content to its library. Night Teeth — a movie stacked with a gorgeous cast including Megan Fox, Sydney Sweeney, and Debby Ryan. There’s also the finale. Day Shift fans might also want to check out Netflix’s First Kill, if they haven’t already.
This show could be described as a sort of Buffy-meets-Romeo and JulietDrama for teens. “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),” Netflix’s summary for the 8-episode First Kill explains.
“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.”