Hulu may be bringing Buffy the Vampire Slayer back from the dead. Variety reports a reboot is in the works, with Sarah Michelle Gellar potentially returning as Buffy, albeit in a recurring role. The series will focus on a new Slayer.
Adding star power behind the camera, Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, Eternals) is in talks to direct and executive produce. Nora and Lila Zuckerman are attached to write and serve as showrunners. Notably, original creator Joss Whedon is not involved.
Whedon's absence follows previous allegations of a toxic work environment on the original Buffy and its spin-off, Angel.
Plot details remain scarce, but the new series will center around a new Slayer, with the possibility of Gellar's return as a key element.
The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which ran for seven seasons (1997-2003), followed Buffy Summers, a high school student destined to fight supernatural forces. Her allies included Willow Rosenberg, Xander Harris, and Watcher Rupert Giles. The series' legacy continued through a series of comic books following the established canon. A spin-off series, Angel, also aired during this period.
