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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot in the works with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to the titular role

Sarah Michelle Gellar wearing red top and sitting on a chair, one arm leaning on it
Sarah Michelle Gellar starred as Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the show’s seven seasons. Hulu is reportedly close to commissioning a pilot for a sequel reboot. Photograph: REUTERS

A sequel reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is reportedly in the works, with Sarah Michelle Gellar expected to return to the titular role and the Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao to direct the pilot episode.

On Tuesday Deadline reported sources close to the project confirming that the streaming service Hulu is “near a pilot order”, with lifelong Buffy fan Zhao onboard to direct the episode, written by the Poker Face writers Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.

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