reported last year<\/a> that the 90s series would return as Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, with Gellar returning as Buffy Summers.<\/p>\nThe series was set to be directed by Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, the Oscar-winning director of movies including Nomadland, Eternals and, most recently, Hamnet.<\/p>\n
On social media this weekend, however, Gellar, 48, confirmed that the new show would no longer go ahead, claiming that Hulu decided \u201cnot to move forward\u201d with the series.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me,\u201d she said in a video posted on Instagram. \u201cUnfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy New Sunnydale.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Chlo\u00e9 Zhao because I never thought I would find myself back in Buffy\u2019s stylish, yet affordable boots, and thanks to Chloe, I was reminded how much I love her and how much she means not only to me, but to all of you. And this doesn\u2019t change any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Signing off with one of the most popular lines from the series, Gellar added: \u201cI promise, if the apocalypse actually comes, you could still beep me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hulu was contacted for comment.<\/p>\n
The teen drama initially ran for seven seasons, from 1997 until 2003, and followed Buffy as she navigated through high school while also hunting and fighting vampires, demons and other creatures.<\/p>\n
The series also starred How I Met Your Mother\u2019s Alyson Hannigan, Charmed actor Charisma Carpenter and the late Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg.<\/p>\n
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