‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Nears Hulu Pilot Order With Chloé Zhao Directing
Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting a Hulu pilot order. Chloé Zhao will direct, Nora & Lilla Zuckerman wrote it.
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Services to share this page. Sarah Michelle Gellar in 'Buffy' (Inset) Chloé Zhao Getty/Everett/Joshua James RichardsMore than two decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended its seven-season run, the beloved supernatural drama is eyeing a revival with a new chapter in the franchise. A followup series is nearing a pilot order from Hulu, with Sarah Michelle Gellar expected to star, reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers, sources said. Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, a self-professed lifelong Buffy fan, is set to direct the pilot, written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face). The reboot hails from Buffy the Vampire Slayer studio 20th Television and Disney sibling Searchlight TV where Zhao has been under a first-look deal.
Beyond the pilot order, I hear the reboot is starting a writers room soon, a sign that Hulu and the studios have high expectations for the project going to series. It is unclear yet whether other original Buffy cast members would return; that is considered likely.
Watch on DeadlineRelated Stories News2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & StreamingDescribed as the next chapter in the Buffyverse, the new incarnation is executive produced by Gellar, Zhao, Nora and Lilla Zuckerman as well as the original series’ executive producers Gail Berman of the Jackal Group and Fran Kuzui & Kaz Kuzui via Suite B. Also executive producing the pilot is Dolly Parton whose company Sandollar was producer on the original.
Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who also wrote the 1992 movie the series was based on, has no involvement in the reboot. He has not worked in Hollywood in any official capacity since facing a slew of misconduct allegations in 2021.
If the Hulu pilot goes to series, it would be the third in the franchise, following mothership Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired on the WB for five seasons from 1997-2001 before dramatically moving to UPN for two more, and spinoff Angel, which ran on the WB for five seasons (1999-2004).
Nora Zuckerman, Lilla Zuckerman and Gail Berman Getty/Alex J. Berliner/ABImagesBerman, Fran Kazui and Kaz Kazui previously teamed up with 20th TV in 2018 for a potential Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot written by Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen, on which Whedon was an executive producer. That project, whose lead was envisioned as a Black woman, didn’t move forward. Still, fans of the show have continued to lobby for a revival, their hopes fueled by a couple of high profile cast reunions.
Parton indicated a year ago that a Buffy return was still in the works, saying in an interview that “They’re still working on that. They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.”
Gellar, who had been opposed to revisiting Buffy as recently as 2023, expressed openness to the idea in a December interview promoting her latest series, Dexter prequel series Original Sin, on which she is a special guest star.
“It’s funny, I always used to say no, because it’s in its bubble and it’s so perfect,” she said. “But watching Sex and the City and seeing Dexter, and realizing there are ways to do it, definitely does get your mind thinking, ‘Well, maybe.’”
As to whether a potential Buffy revisit has to be a prequel, she said, “No, it could be anything. It’s a universe. And it makes you realize that in this world, we need those heroes, I think, more so than ever.”
According to sources, negotiations with Gellar for the Buffy reboot had started when she made the comments. Those negotiations are now in their final stages.
Gellar earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role on the original series. Her credits also include the Paramount + series Wolf Pack, which she starred in and executive produced, CBS’ The Crazy Ones opposite Robin Williams and the CW’s Ringer. She is repped by CAA, Linden Entertainment and Yorn Levine Barnes.
This marks the second high-profile series revival Berman is executive producing for 20th Television, along with Malcolm In The Middle for Disney+. Both are carved out of her overall deal at Sony Pictures TV. Additionally, 20th TV also a Scrubs reboot in the works at ABC.
Through The Jackal Group, Berman produces Wednesday, which ranks as Netflix’s most popular English-language series of all time. The company’s series credits also include Fox’s Jon Hamm-led animated comedy Grimsburg and the Netflix limited series The Perfect Couple. Berman and The Jackal Group is repped by Sam Fischer at Ziffren.
The cast of ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Online USA via GettyThe Zuckerman sisters recently showran the hit Peacock series Poker Face for creator Rian Johnson. Their Poker Face episode “Escape From Shit Mountain” won the Edgar Award for Best Teleplay from the Mystery Writers of America, and the WGA for Best Comedy Episode. The Zuckermans are repped by UTA and Lichter Grossman.
Zhao’s third feature, Nomadland, won 3 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. She co-wrote and directed Marvel Studios’ 2021 movie Eternals. Most recently, she co-wrote and directed the upcoming movie Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Zhao is repped by CAA, Lichter Grossman and Ilene Feldman Mgmt.
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