Overview
- Pilot production for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale has started filming in Los Angeles following its July table read.
- Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars as Nova with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning as mentor and executive producer.
- Guest stars Merrin Dungey, Audrey Hsieh and Audrey Grace Marshall have joined the pilot’s ensemble as New Sunnydale Academy figures.
- Nora and Lila Zuckerman showrun the project with Chloé Zhao directing under a female-led creative leadership framework.
- A scoop suggesting the pilot will feature vampires trapped underground since 2003 remains unverified as Hulu awaits a green light beyond the pilot.