Sarah Michelle Gellar Will Reprise Buffy in Hulu Pilot for New Sunnydale
The pilot centers on a new slayer named Nova as the creative team aims for Easter eggs that reward longtime viewers without requiring prior knowledge.
Overview
- Gellar confirms a recurring return after years of saying she was too old to revisit the role, crediting a pitch that changed her mind.
- Chloé Zhao is attached to direct the Hulu pilot and serve as an executive producer alongside head writers Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.
- The reboot, titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, shifts focus to Nova, played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong.
- Additional cast reported includes Faly Rakotohavana, Ava Jean, Sarah Bock, Daniel Di Tomasso, and Jack Cutmore-Scott.
- Only a pilot has been ordered to date, and key story choices such as how it addresses the original finale’s ‘Chosen One’ change remain undecided.