{"id":523955,"date":"2026-03-14T23:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/523955\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T23:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:06:08","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot-not-moving-forward-at-hulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/523955\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8217; Reboot Not Moving Forward at Hulu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/buffy-vampire-slayer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_buffy-vampire-slayer_1\" data-tag=\"buffy-vampire-slayer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/a> reboot is dead at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/hulu\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hulu_1\" data-tag=\"hulu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe series star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sarah-michelle-gellar\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sarah-michelle-gellar_1\" data-tag=\"sarah-michelle-gellar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/a>, took to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DV31NdtDgWu\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DV31NdtDgWu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> Saturday morning to share that Hulu is no longer moving forward with the project, which was revealed to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/buffy-reboot-sarah-michelle-gellar-hulu-1236126335\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the works in February 2025<\/a>. It came from 20th Television and Searchlight TV. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me. Unfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy: New Sunnydale,\u201d the actress said in a video. \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 Chlo\u00e9, I was reminded how much I love her and how much she means not only to me but to all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tShe added, \u201cThis doesn\u2019t change any of that, and I promise if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSources close to the show say Hulu is still mulling over next steps and is leaving the door open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOscar winner Chlo\u00e9 Zhao (Nomadland, Hamnet) was set to direct with a script penned by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face). The reboot was supposed to follow a younger Slayer, played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong, with Gellar\u2019s Buffy Summers returning to star, and the actress was set to executive produce. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot-pilot-cast-sarah-bock-1236328316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Series regulars included<\/a> Faly Rakotohavana as Hugo, Ava Jean as Larkin, Sarah Bock as Gracie, Daniel Di Tomasso as Abe and Jack Cutmore-Scott as Mr. Burke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Gellar-led series first debuted in 1997 and ran for seven seasons on The WB. It also spawned the spinoff Angel, which ran from 1999 to 2004.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot is dead at Hulu. 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