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the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Replays are dead on Hulu.
The series’ star, Sarah Michelle Gellar, took to Instagram on Saturday morning to share that Hulu is no longer moving forward with the project, which was revealed to be in the works in February 2025. It came from 20th Television and Searchlight TV.
“I’m really sorry 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,“I want to thank Chloe Zhao, because I never thought I would again find myself in these affordable and stylish Buffy shoes,” the actress said in a video. “Thanks to Chloe, I was reminded of how much I love her and how important she is not only to me, but to all of you as well.”
“This doesn’t change any of that, and I promise that if the end of the world does come, you can still beep for me,” she added.
Academy Award Winner Chloe Zhao (Bedouin, Hamnet) is set to direct using a script penned by Nora and Lila Zuckerman (poker face). The reboot was supposed to follow a younger Slayer character, played by Ryan Keira Armstrong, with Gellar Buffy Summers returning to star, and the actress set to executive produce. Series regular cast included 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 premiered in 1997 and ran for seven seasons on The WB. It also spawned spin-offs angel, Which lasted from 1999 to 2004.
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