Sarah Michelle Gellar was convinced to do the Teen Wolf spinoff Wolf Pack because of its similarities to Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Sarah Michelle Gellar opens up about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer similarities that drew her to Teen Wolf spinoff Wolf Pack. Based on the book series by Edo Van Belkom, Wolf Pack focuses on teenagers Everett and Blake as their lives change forever in the aftermath of a California wildfire that awakens a terrifying creature. It is unclear how the Paramount+ series will connect to the larger Teen Wolf universe, but there have been signs that the two supernatural dramas are linked.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Another sign came when Gellar was revealed as the star and executive producer of Wolf Pack earlier this year. Known for her iconic portrayal of the vampire-slaying Buffy Summers, she joined Davis and Teen Wolf leads Tyler Posey and Tyler Hoechlin at Comic-Con to preview her return to the supernatural drama genre. It was a big moment for fans of Buffy, as it announced that Gellar was returning to a genre of television that she helped define.
“I’ve been pitched once, twice, 2000 of these [types of shows]. Honestly, at first, I had no intention of saying yes [to Wolf Pack]. When I read the script, it was the first time where my interest was so piqued. One of the beauties of Buffy was the sort of metaphorical aspect of it. These real monsters were the metaphors for the horror of high school and to me, that’s what made the show so important and why it stands the test of time.
Gellar will play Kristin Ramsey in Wolf Pack. Highly regarded for her expertise as an arson investigator and no stranger to personal loss, Gellar's character is brought in to look into the massive wildfire that might have awakened the terrifying creature. It's an evolution for the actress, who has the distinction of portraying one of the most memorable television heroes of all time in Buffy.
Bolstered by the chemistry of the cast and excellent writers, many teen dramas have since tried to emulate the Buffy the Vampire Slayer formula to varying degrees of success. It remains to be seen how well Wolf Pack does when it debuts. But for a whole generation of viewers who grew up watching Gellar, and for many newer audiences since then, her close involvement serves as an endorsement all its own.
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