Sarah Michelle Gellar
‘Blindsided’ By Hulu Staking ‘Buffy’ Revival
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Hulu has axed the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot … and we hear Sarah Michelle Gellar is sort of upset with the surprising growth.
A supply near SMG and slated revival director Chloé Zhao tells TMZ … each girls really feel blindsided by the information, to not point out the timing — as Sarah simply had a killer opening at SXSW for her new film “Prepared or Not 2: Right here I Come,” and Chloe has the Oscars on Sunday for “Hamnet.”
We’re instructed Sarah and Chloe have been so trying ahead to persevering with Buffy’s legacy and sharing their imaginative and prescient with the followers.
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Sarah broke the cancellation information on Insta Saturday … telling followers she wished them to listen to it from her first. She mentioned she was excited to get again in Buffy’s “fashionable but inexpensive boots” and if an apocalypse does occur, she’s nonetheless right here to assist us out.
Followers have been enraged within the remark part … completely bashing Hulu for the choice and tagging Netflix to allow them to swoop in on the undertaking.
The reboot — titled “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale” — was first introduced in February 2025. It was anticipated to star Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the brand new slayer, however have Sarah reprise her Buffy character in a recurring function.
The ‘Buffy’ sequence ran for 7 seasons starting in 1997, and was primarily based on the 1992 movie of the identical title.
