‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Not Moving Forward at Hulu, Sarah Michelle Gellar Says

The series was in development since February 2025 with Oscar winner Chloé Zhao attached to direct.

, took to Instagram Saturday morning to share that Hulu is no longer moving forward with the project, which was revealed to be “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” the actress said in a video. “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.” She added, “This doesn’t change any of that, and I promise if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.”). The reboot was supposed to follow a younger Slayer, played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong, with Gellar’s Buffy Summers returning to star, and the actress was set to executive produce.Faly Rakotohavana as Hugo, Ava Jean as Larkin, Sarah Bock as Gracie, Daniel Di Tomasso as Abe and Jack Cutmore-Scott as Mr. Burke. The original series first debuted in 1997 and ran for seven seasons at The WB. It also spawned the spinoff. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google

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