Overview

• Charisma Carpenter said in an August 16 TikTok video that she is not in the pilot or the reboot and has had no discussions with the creative team.
• The Buffy reboot remains at the pilot stage at Hulu under director Chloé Zhao with Nora and Lilla Zuckerman writing and showrunning.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar is confirmed as an executive producer who will appear in a limited, recurring capacity.
• Ryan Kiera Armstrong has been cast as the new Chosen One, marking the first teenage Slayer in the franchise reboot.
• Fan speculation about Carpenter’s involvement was fueled by her Buffy rewatch podcast, The Bitch Is Back, and recent set photos of Gellar.