Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed the cancellation of the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival'

The long-awaited return of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will finally not see the light of day. Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed that the revival of the historic series was canceled before production began

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The Hulu platform decided not to continue with the project entitled Buffy: New Sunnydale. The news was announced by the protagonist herself through a video posted on her Instagram account

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Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed the cancellation of the Buffy revival The actress who played Buffy

Summers was the one who released the news directly to the fans of the series. He did so through a message on social networks in which he expressed his sadness at the decision.

“I am very sad to have to share this, but I wanted them to know it directly from me. Unfortunately, Hulu decided not to go ahead with Buffy: New Sunnydale

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The project sought to bring back the character more than 20 years after the end of the original series. The idea was to continue the story with new episodes set decades later

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The project “Buffy: New Sunnydale” that will not premiere The

Revival had been officially announced in February 2025.

Since then, the project generated strong expectations among Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans. The new series had even advanced through some stages of development.