{"id":36322,"date":"2026-03-15T04:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=36322"},"modified":"2026-03-15T04:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:10:37","slug":"buffy-new-sunnydale-continuation-series-scrapped-sarah-michelle-gellar-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=36322","title":{"rendered":"Buffy: New Sunnydale Continuation Series Scrapped, Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">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&#8217;s original Slayer.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Gellar shared news of the shock decision directly with fans today via a brief statement on her Instagram, without explaining Hulu&#8217;s decision further. Instead, Gellar simply thanked Oscar-winning director Chlo\u00e9 Zhao for her work pitching the series, which now will no longer come to be.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hulu&#8217;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 \u2014 set to be led by Star Wars: Skeleton Crew&#8217;s Ryan Kiera Armstrong \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me,&#8221; Gellar told fans today. &#8220;Unfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy: New Sunnydale. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I want to thank Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, as I never thought I&#8217;d find myself back in Buffy&#8217;s stylish yet affordable boots, and thanks to Chlo\u00e9 I was reminded how much I love her, and how much she means \u2014 not only to me, but to all of you. And this doesn&#8217;t change any of that. And I promise, if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Buffy: New Sunnydale would have followed Kiera Armstrong&#8217;s new young Slayer as she navigated high school in the present day with a fresh cast of classmates and teachers \u2014 plus Gellar returning as veteran undead fighter Buffy Summers, tying the new episodes into a deeper plotline. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episodes<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"With Buffy the Vampire Slayer said to be returning, we look back at the best episodes of the game-changing series.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">A pilot episode was filmed last year, whose production was widely reported on and pored over by fans for more details of its story and setting. Gellar was closely involved, after being tempted back to her cult classic role by Zhao&#8217;s vision for the continuation. Still, it was reported that she had only filmed a brief and mysterious cameo for the pilot, with her character set to feature more in future episodes \u2014 which now will not be made. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hulu had previously planned to air the series later this year, though word on its development had gone quiet in recent months. Still, in January, Gellar spoke out to reassure fans that the wait was simply down to the series&#8217; creative team working to ensure it was good enough to not &#8220;sully the legacy&#8221; of the original beloved show.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">IGN previously spoke with original Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Charisma Carpenter about the new series, who told us that she was &#8220;hopeful&#8221; for a New Sunnydale return after an &#8220;unjust&#8221; end to her character Cordelia.\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image credit: Robby Klein\/Getty Images for IMDb<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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