Hulu has axed the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot … and we hear Sarah Michelle Gellar is sort of disenchanted with the surprising growth.
A supply near SMG and slated revival director Chloe Zhao tells TMZ … each ladies 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 advised Sarah and Chloe had been so wanting 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 stated she was excited to get again in Buffy’s “fashionable but reasonably priced boots” and if an apocalypse does occur, she’s nonetheless right here to assist us out.
Followers had 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’ collection ran for 7 seasons starting in 1997, and was primarily based on the 1992 movie of the identical identify.