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Daily Mirror
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot cast, rumours and everything Sarah Michelle Gellar has said so far
Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans have finally met the new slayer, with Sarah Michelle Gellar passing the torch. Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans were thrilled to hear Sarah Michelle Gellar was on board to make a reboot of the 90s cult classic, which is available to stream. Reprising her role in the reboot, which is expected to air in 2026, she will be training a new vampire slayer to fight the forces of evil. According to IMDb, the new series is rumoured to be titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, and it will air on Hulu in the US. While no official platform has been slated for the UK, it is hoped the series will air on Disney Plus, following suit of most Hulu shows. Here is everything we know about the series so far, including the latest cast updates. Is there a release date for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot? At the time of writing, an official release date has not yet been announced as filming has only just begun. At the start of August 2025, the first photos were revealed of Sarah Michelle on set of the reboot in Los Angeles, California. She was dressed in a red minidress, pink stilettos and held an Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag as she chatted to crew members and enjoyed a coffee. The series is rumoured to take place once again in the fictional Sunnydale. Who is in the cast of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot? Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars as the new slayer, an introverted high-school student named Nova. The 15-year-old began her professional acting career in 2017 as Minnie May Barry on Netflix's Anne With An E. Sarah Michelle Gellar recently shared some footage of the pair taking part in fitness training for their roles. Merrin Dungey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Audrey Hsieh (Found) and Audrey Grace Marshall (The Flight Attendant) have been cast in recurring roles if the pilot is successful. Dungey will play Ms. LaDuca, the college counselor at New Sunnydale Academy, while Hsieh and Marshall play Keiko and Jessica, respectively, high school students and members of the academy's Evangelical Christian group. Sarah Michelle Gellar executive produces, whilst also reprising her role as Buffy Summers. Previously cast series regulars include Faly Rakotohavana (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Ava Jean (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Sarah Bock (Severance), Daniel Di Tomasso (Witches of East End), Jack Cutmore-Scott (Frasier) and Kingston Vernes (So Cold the River). Chase Sui Wonders has a one-off guest-starring role in the pilot after connecting with Sarah Michelle Gellar on this year's I Know What You Did Last Summer.. The star told Deadline: "Sarah Michelle Geller is just such a force to be reckoned with. "We became fast friends on I Know What You Did last Summer. She's an incredible woman and just a cool person, and she asked me if I wanted to do it." What has Sarah Michelle Gellar said about the Buffy reboot? The 90s icon told Glamour the reboot came at exactly the right time, sharing: "What I loved about Buffy was she was inclusive. "Sometimes I think we go so far and become anti-man, and it's not about that. It's about just finding our inner strength and being accepting of the people around us. "That was the ultimate message of who she was. She was different, and she accepted herself, and her friends accepted her, and they made their own family. And that's what life is really about. "And so that message, I think, more than ever is timely.' The Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot will air on Hulu.
New York Post
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Sarah Michelle Gellar returns as ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer' in first photos on reboot set
She is the Slayer… again! Sarah Michelle Gellar has officially returned as Buffy Summers for Hulu's upcoming revival of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar spotted filming the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' reboot in Los Angeles, California. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID Advertisement 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar spotted filming the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' revival in Los Angeles, California. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID In a surprising departure from the original series, newly released photos from the Los Angeles set of the reboot show Gellar, 48, dressed up in a radiant red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag. Although little is known about the upcoming reboot, Gellar's Buffy appears to be walking to or from work in the fictional town of Sunnydale. Advertisement Other behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen photos show the 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' star smiling and chatting it up with crew members as she enjoys her coffee and prepares to channel her beloved character. 16 The 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' star was spotted walking from her trailer toward the set in Los Angeles. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID 16 Newly released photos showed Gellar dressed up in a radiant red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar's Buffy appeared to be walking to or from work in the fictional town of Sunnydale. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID Advertisement Gellar first took on the iconic role of Buffy in the original supernatural drama, which ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003. More than 20 years later, and following rumors of a potential revival, Hulu announced in February that it had ordered a pilot for a new, untitled 'Buffy' project with Gellar set to reprise the vampire-hunting character. The 'Cruel Intentions' star confirmed the news and her return further with a surprising Instagram post on Feb. 6. 'So… you might have heard some news this week, but I realize you haven't heard from me,' she began. Advertisement 16 Other photos showed Sarah Michelle Gellar smiling and chatting it up with crew members as she enjoyed her coffee and prepared to get in character. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar spotted filming the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' reboot in Los Angeles, California. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar spotted filming the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' revival in Los Angeles, California. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID 'Three years ago, I got a call from my dear friend and mentor, Gail Berman,' Gellar continued. 'She told me that she wanted me to sit down with Chloé Zhao to hear her take on a potential 'Buffy' revival.' After agreeing to a 'twenty-minute coffee' with the Oscar-winning director, who worked as an executive producer on the original series, Gellar said that she and Zhao ended up enjoying a 'four-hour adventure' as they discussed 'how much this show means to us.' 'While I didn't agree to anything at that meeting, I did shock myself by agreeing to continue the conversation,' she explained. 'This has been a long process, and it's not over yet.' 'I promise you, we will only make this show if we know we can do it right,' Gellar added. 'And I will tell you that we are on the path there.' 16 Other photos showed the 'Buffy' star drinking a coffee between scenes. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID Advertisement 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar dressed up in a red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID 16 The 'Cruel Intentions' star spotted filming the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' revival in Los Angeles, California. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID The actress returned to Instagram in May to introduce Ryan Kiera Armstrong, the new project's lead and Buffy's right-hand vampire slayer. 'I know this process has been hard, and there's been so many parts,' Gellar said. 'There was just sort of one part of it that I just wanted to ask you, and I wanted to make sure that you were okay with: How do you feel about helping me save the world?' Advertisement 'Good,' Armstrong, 15, responded. 'You want to be my chosen one?' Gellar continued as Armstrong broke down in tears. 'Will you stand by my side and save the world?' 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy and James Marsters as Spike during Season 3 of the original 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection 16 David Boreanaz as Angel and Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy during Season 2 of the original 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy and David Boreanaz as Angel during Season 2 of the original 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Gellar also teased a massive 'Buffy' reunion in the reboot during an interview with Vanity Fair published in June. 'It will be lighter than the last few seasons of the original,' she told the outlet. 'We will try to find a balance between new and old characters.' 'My dream is to bring back everyone who has died,' Gellar added, 'but space will have to be made for new stories as well.' Advertisement Besides Gellar, who has been married to Freddie Prinze Jr., 49, since 2002, the original, Joss Whedon-created 'Buffy' series starred Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Anthony Head (Rupert Giles), James Marsters (Spike) and David Boreanaz (Angel). 16 Sarah Michelle Gellar and the cast of the original 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' in 1999. ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection 16 Anthony Stewart Head, Charisma Carpenter, Nicholas Brendan, Alyson Hannigan and Sarah Michelle Gellar in a still from the original 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Gellar's on-screen little sister, Dawn Summers, tragically passed away on Feb. 26 due to complications from diabetes. She was 39. 'Michelle, listen to me,' Gellar wrote in an emotional Instagram post after the 'Gossip Girl' star's death. 'Listen. I love you. I will always love you.' 'The hardest thing in this world is to live in it,' Gellar added, echoing a scene from 'Buffy' in 2001. 'I will be brave. I will live … for you.'
