Overview

• Charisma Carpenter said she has not been cast in the Hulu pilot and has held no talks with producers about reprising Cordelia Chase.
• The Buffy sequel pilot, directed by Chloé Zhao from a script by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, began principal photography in Los Angeles this month following its July table read.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar remains attached as a recurring lead and executive producer alongside newcomer Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the new Slayer.
• Carpenter denied that the name of her rewatch podcast, The Bitch Is Back, was intended as a teaser for her return to the Buffyverse.
• Hulu has ordered only the pilot so far and has not officially greenlit the series, leaving further casting and character returns unconfirmed.