Hulu has decided to scrap Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, its planned continuation series that would have once again featured Sarah Michelle Gellar as the show’s original Slayer.
Gellar shared news of the shock decision directly with fans today via a brief statement on her Instagram, without explaining Hulu’s decision further. Instead, Gellar simply thanked Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao for her work pitching the series, which now will no longer come to be.
Hulu’s decision is a surprise, considering the lengthy work that had gone into the show since its initial announcement a year ago, the public reveals of its new, younger cast — set to be led by Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s Ryan Kiera Armstrong — and the broad support it had gained from both fans of the original series and its many former cast members, several of whom expressed a desire to return.
“I am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me,” Gellar told fans today. “Unfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy: New Sunnydale.
