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Sarah Michelle Gellar Reveals 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale' as a Continuation at Hulu

The project remains in development to ensure an approach that respects the original show's legacy.

Overview

  • On the Shut Up, Evan podcast, Gellar said the new series is neither a reboot nor a sequel but a continuation of Buffy's story.
  • Hulu has ordered a pilot with Chloé Zhao directing and Nora and Lilla Zuckerman serving as writers and showrunners, with Gellar also as an executive producer.
  • Gellar will return as Buffy Summers in a recurring capacity, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong is positioned as the new lead slayer.
  • Gellar emphasized that the team is still working on the 'why and how' of the series, with no series pickup or release date announced.
  • Casting reports name Chase Sui Wonders and others among the ensemble, and at least one outlet reports the pilot was already shot, a detail not confirmed by Hulu.