{"id":1114405,"date":"2026-01-30T04:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=518576"},"modified":"2026-01-30T04:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:56:23","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer-is-coming-back-to-tv-with-a-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-is-coming-back-to-tv-with-a-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffy the Vampire Slayer is coming back to TV with a reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cue the Nerf Herder. Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/a> is reportedly returning to TV with a reboot-sequel series that will see Sarah Michelle Gellar reprising her role as the SoCal slayer of the supernatural. According to reports from Hollywood trades Deadline<\/a> and Variety<\/a>, a new Buffy series is \u201cnearing a pilot order\u201d at Hulu, and that pilot will be directed by none other than Oscar-winning filmmaker Chlo\u00e9 Zhao (Nomadland<\/a><\/em>, Eternals<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n

According to Variety, while Gellar will return as Buffy, the series will focus on a new slayer. Gellar would appear in a recurring role, not as its lead star.<\/p>\n

Sister writing team Nora and Lilla Zuckerman<\/a>, showrunners on Poker Face<\/a><\/em>, are said to be writing the pilot, executive producing, and showrunning the sequel series. Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> creator Joss Whedon is reportedly not involved.<\/p>\n

Zhao has described Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> as \u201ca very important show for me<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201c[Buffy] was everything for me for a few years in college,\u201d Zhao told Google in a 2022 interview, describing herself as a \u201cfangirl\u201d of the show. \u201cVampires, witchcraft, teen romance, I mean what else do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n

The character of Buffy Summers first appeared in the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>, which was written by Whedon and starred Kristy Swanson as the titular high schooler\/slayer. Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> was reimagined as a television series in 1997, and ran for seven seasons \u2014\u00a0the first five on The WB and the final two on UPN. The series amassed a fervent fanbase, thanks to its humor, LGBT themes, melodramatic twists, and memorable villains.<\/p>\n

Gellar has previously dismissed returning to Buffy, but left the door open for another slayer to take up the mantle. \u201cI am all for them continuing the story, because there\u2019s the story of female empowerment,\u201d Gellar told SFX magazine in 2023<\/a>. \u201cI love the way the show was left: \u2018Every girl who has the power can have the power.\u2019 It\u2019s set up perfectly for someone else to have the power.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Gellar, the Buffy TV series also starred Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, Seth Green, and James Marsters. Boreanaz\u2019s character Angel was spun off for his own series, which ran for five seasons. After Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u2019s seven-season run, Whedon oversaw three more \u201cseasons\u201d in comic book form. Publisher Dark Horse released dozens of Buffy comic stories, and the character has been further explored in audio series<\/a> and young-adult novels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> star Charisma Carpenter accused creator Whedon of recurring abusive behavior<\/a> on the set of the series, garnering support from her costars Gellar, Amber Benson, and Michelle Trachtenberg. Carpenter\u2019s accusations against Whedon followed similar complaints levied against him by actor Ray Fisher, who accused Whedon if \u201cgross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable\u201d conduct on the set of 2017\u2019s\u00a0Justice League<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> is currently streaming on Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cue the Nerf Herder. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is reportedly returning to TV with a reboot-sequel series that will see Sarah Michelle Gellar reprising her role as the SoCal slayer of the supernatural. According to reports from Hollywood trades Deadline and Variety, a new Buffy series is \u201cnearing a pilot order\u201d at Hulu, and that pilot will be directed by none other than Oscar-winning filmmaker Chlo\u00e9 Zhao (Nomadland, Eternals). According to Variety, while Gellar will return as Buffy, the series will focus on a new slayer. Gellar would appear in a recurring role, not as its lead star. Sister writing team Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, showrunners on Poker Face, are said to be writing the pilot, executive producing, and showrunning the sequel series. Buffy the…<\/p>\n

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