Bad news, Buffy fans. Sarah Michelle Gellar has announced that Hulu is no longer moving forward with reboot series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale.”
Gellar was set to reprise the role of Buffy alongside Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Firestarter) as a brand new vampire slayer in the planned small screen reboot from Hamnet director Chloé Zhao.
“I 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,’” the actress said in a video posted today. “I want to thank Chloé Zhao, because I never thought I would find myself back in Buffy’s stylish yet affordable boots. And thanks to Chloé, 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’t change any of that, and I promise if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.”
Co-star Ryan Kiera Armstrong has also taken to Instagram today to share a look at the character she was set to play in the reboot series, which you can check out down below.
Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (“Poker Face”) wrote the pilot, with Chloé Zhao directing.
Faly Rakotohavana (Unprisoned), Ava Jean (Law & Order: SVU), Sarah Bock (Severance), Daniel Di Tomasso (CSI: Vegas) and Jack Cutmore-Scott (“Frasier”) had recently joined the cast.
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” ran for seven seasons between 1997 and 2003, becoming a pop culture icon in the process. It was followed by spinoff “Angel,” which ran from 1999 to 2004.
The sad news arrives as Sarah Michelle Gellar is in Austin, Texas, celebrating the premiere of sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.
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