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The return of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is getting closer

07 February 2025
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Hulu is close to ordering a pilot episode of the sequel.
The return of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is getting closer

Hulu is preparing a sequel pilot to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" where Sarah Michelle Gellar will reprise her iconic role. According to Variety, the actress is in final negotiations to take part in the project. That said, the new series will focus on a different slayer, and Buffy will appear in a recurring role rather than as the main character.

Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, known for the show "Poker Face", are working on the script and producing the show. The pilot will be directed by Chloé Zhao, Oscar winner for "Nomadland". Gellar will also serve as executive producer. Joss Whedon, creator of the original series, is not involved in the new project due to allegations of a toxic work environment during the filming of "Buffy".

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" debuted on screens in 1997 and became a landmark show that influenced the development of television. The series helped popularize multi-season storylines and was also one of the first stories with a strong female protagonist at the center.

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ilayy
ilayy
07 Feb 19:39 #
Oh, I don't know, I don't expect anything amazing from all this, maybe I'll take a look for the sake of curiosity, but all these combos of cult projects weren't very interesting.
Tikhonov91
Tikhonov91
PRO
07 Feb 19:48 #
the new generation hardly knows such a series at all. and it will be difficult to get anything else out of him.
In my opinion, it would be better to release just a separate episode, or a feature film in the style of how it was with friends.
SvetikWolf
SvetikWolf
08 Feb 12:55 #
@Tikhonov91: The wolf cub was still there, but without Styles and finishing, few people liked it.
Dоn
Dоn
07 Feb 20:15 #
Doubtful, but okay
blacki3
blacki3
07 Feb 20:21 #
Buffy won't be the same without Joss' guidance. But I'll still watch it as a tribute to my favorite series.
Evangaleon
Evangaleon
PRO
07 Feb 20:37 #
Is there really such a crisis of ideas 🤷🏻
KudasaiYo
KudasaiYo
PRO
07 Feb 21:38 #
I still remember the episode where she tries to resuscitate her mother and breaks all her ribs.🫠
bona-mana
bona-mana
08 Feb 02:35 #
@KudasaiYo: a very strong series, the lack of music heats up the atmosphere
+ a series in a mental hospital
krystalll
krystalll
03 Mar 01:19 #
@bona-mana: For me, the episode in the psychiatric hospital became so traumatic that I still can't watch it(
Veronika1
Veronika1
07 Feb 21:46 #
I love everything about vampires, and I'll be glad to see a new Buffy.
hanginhan
hanginhan
07 Feb 21:48 #
I can understand the reluctance to work with a boss who brought half of his subordinates to tears, but then why touch the original source, which is Whedon's brainchild in everything?.. Zhao is good, but the mood and vibes of her projects are not the same at all. Well, yes, this is my favorite childhood TV series, but still: what kind of audience are they counting on? especially considering that this is a sequel, i.e. you need to know the original series. I'm already tired of this epidemic of nostalgia and reshoots/continuations of everything iconic, can't I come up with something new?
ramzy
ramzy
08 Feb 05:04 #
@hanginhan: you know, if these actors are not brought up, they are practically unable to play anything. As their subsequent careers prove. Most of them still live by participating in Buffy. But Vedon is certainly bad, but Zhao is good, the question is, what besides being comfortable with her? By the way, this is not a fact yet. Maybe in 20 years someone will remember something about her.
hanginhan
hanginhan
08 Feb 12:55 #
@ramzy: Well, no. To begin with, not all actors, even very talented ones, have careers. Anyway: Anthony Head is a great actor. hannigan took off as an actress, as did Trachtenberg. many people remember Sarah kmk not for Buffy, but for violent games. Boreanaz's performance in bones is quite OK, just like Marsters in Torchwood or vault 13, there is no amazing gap in the quality of acting between different projects to consider that they are only able to produce something under pressure. consistently driving subordinates to hysteria in order to get a good job from them is the ghost of shitty leadership in any profession, and you probably wouldn't like working with such a person either.

and yes, I don't think that whedon should be canceled to the extent that it was done, just not to allow such permissiveness on the site. and when dozens of people who worked with him say the same thing about him as their boss, it's obvious to me that this is true. I don't need to idealize a person and claim that obviously unpleasant things are all bullshit and that's how it was necessary with these fools to recognize his talent and love his work. the question arises, if everything is as you write, then who is this stupid person who hired such terrible actors to work in his own series)

I don't really understand why you're thinking about Zhao for me. I like her as a director, which I think is quite obvious from what I've written.
ramzy
ramzy
08 Feb 18:12 #
@hanginhan: I even wonder what exactly of Zhao's work did you like so much? And whatever I was thinking about, I just expressed my opinion about her. As for the rest, Vedon was attacked by those whose careers were in decline and were actually supported only by Buffy. How much he really brought them there is a big question. Ten years ago, they all thanked him and praised him. And when they lied, then or now.
hanginhan
hanginhan
08 Feb 18:44 #
@ramzy: the land of the nomads, for example. The Eternals is a pretty interesting experiment that goes beyond the standard Marvel scheme. She's a good director, but not for Buffy, in my opinion. That's not the way. I really don't understand how my tastes relate to Zhao's alleged behavior on the court. I have favorites (well, Whedon is my favorite director, for example), but there is no inner urge to defend any of their ugly deeds. If it became known that Zhao was driving people around on the set, I would also say that she's a shitty boss that you wouldn't wish on anyone, I don't see a problem.

Whedon's methods were criticized by almost the entire cast of Buffy and his other projects, including such unpopular actresses as Michelle Trachtenberg (with whom he was forbidden to stay in the same room. If that's a lie, do you think he or the other actors wouldn't have denied it?) and gal Gadot (and not just Karisma, which you probably have in mind). Sarah, and almost the rest of the cast, from Benson to Marsters, confirmed that his behavior was like that of a typical abusive boss, as well as the people from the agents of Shield site. Well, such an authoritative source as Joss Whedon himself admitted that he behaved rudely on the set, admitted that he constantly yelled at the actors, and apologized for it. but if you don't believe him either, who am I to argue with you)

and yes, you can be grateful to the person who helped you at the beginning of your career, but consider that yelling at people and smacking them is not the best way to lead. let's leave it at that, if you want to consider those you like as saints, I won't interfere)
DenNight
DenNight
07 Feb 22:09 #
"The return of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is getting closer
Hulu is close to ordering a sequel pilot episode."

It sounds like a threat. 😅
ramzy
ramzy
08 Feb 05:05 #
@DenNight: judging by how tense I am from this news, this is a threat)))
Klipeshnik
Klipeshnik
14 Feb 00:36 #
@DenNight: In general, when Buffy returned , no one got good 🥲😁
Patologoanatom
Patologoanatom
07 Feb 22:33 #
The main question is: why? Shoot something new, stop being parasitic on old ideas. They tried to reshoot Charmed over there, but it wasn't enough for a long time, they closed it down.
ramzy
ramzy
08 Feb 05:00 #
@Patologoanatom: so they dispersed everyone who has these new ideas.
OhneName
OhneName
07 Feb 23:55 #
If it doesn't take off, the audience will also turn out to be toxic goats.
But the atmosphere on set will be awesome. Isn't that what TV shows are made for - so that the actors, screenwriters, and everyone involved (except the audience, which way is the audience here anyway) have a good time?
Prun_ik
Prun_ik
08 Feb 01:55 #
Can I continue with the Angel? Please!? I'm not asking that much.
Olglem
Olglem
08 Feb 13:20 #
@Prun_ik: and how can you make a sequel to Angel? With other actors, unless, well, it's not really an Angel anymore. It's easier with Buffy, she's a human being, even though she's endowed with slayer abilities, so Sarah Michelle's age changes won't raise any questions, unlike 55-year-old Angel and 62-year-old Spike in the frame.
Prun_ik
Prun_ik
08 Feb 13:57 #
@Olglem: I don't care)). I shouldn't have made that ending. And you can always rejuvenate, you just need to persuade the actors to shoot.
chickchirik
chickchirik
08 Feb 13:59 #
@Olglem: I laughed with 55-year-old Angel and 62-year-old Spike. I immediately remembered my favorite scene from another favorite vampire movie.

And they're like that too: We had a hard life at the age of 16. 🤣
Olglem
Olglem
08 Feb 14:21 #
@Prun_ik: I do not know how much rejuvenation technology costs, perhaps it is not so cheap. Each episode has a budget, and technology is not often used. In the same Bones, David was not rejuvenated for the sake of a few episodes, although the series had a decent budget.
It is still unknown who has the rights to the Angel project.
KatrinVamp
KatrinVamp
PRO
10 Feb 17:36 #
@Olglem: Yes, it's easy to rejuvenate them with the help of AI for a couple of episodes in which to tell them that they found a cure / spell for vampirism, became human, grew old, but now it's time to save/ destroy the world again.
Olglem
Olglem
11 Feb 03:27 #
@KatrinVamp: maybe. I just don't know much about these technologies. I know that David Borianaz abandoned this technique in his Bones for his Persian, like expensive, difficult, not profitable, that's how he played.
Maybe it's easier to do such rejuvenation now.
Klipeshnik
Klipeshnik
14 Feb 00:41 #
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KudasaiYo
KudasaiYo
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08 Feb 14:39 #
@Prun_ik: and what is there to continue, they are obviously all corpses, including the Angel🤣
Prun_ik
Prun_ik
08 Feb 15:06 #
@KudasaiYo: They didn't die in the comics either. But I haven't read it.
KudasaiYo
KudasaiYo
PRO
08 Feb 15:40 #
@Prun_ik: I haven't read the comics, but you remember how Angel ended, in my opinion the situation there was a stalemate.
detraque
detraque
08 Feb 20:36 #
@Prun_ik: At the end of Buffy (Comics, Season 12), everyone was alive (Angel, Spike, and even Giles), where Buffy had been for 30 years, and by the way, it officially ended with a happy ending.
detraque
detraque
08 Feb 20:37 #
@KudasaiYo: Season 6 of Angel and beyond is in the comics. Season 6 was supposed to be released on TV after the success of Season 5 of Angel, but alas((
KudasaiYo
KudasaiYo
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09 Feb 02:26 #
Jeronimoo
Jeronimoo
08 Feb 02:12 #
Great news, Buffy is one of her favorite TV shows as a child, and I'm glad that Sarah will be there too.
kukla
kukla
PRO
08 Feb 02:19 #
Awesome! Sarah will return to the role of Buffy. My fan in me is screaming.
I don't really believe it's possible nowadays to recreate the spirit of the series, but I'll definitely see when it comes out.
Аниана
Аниана
PRO
08 Feb 04:55 #
I'll definitely take a look. I think there will be great graphics and a lot of action. And if it doesn't, well, it will be closed after the first season.
ramzy
ramzy
08 Feb 04:59 #
I won't watch it, I don't want to spoil the perception of the original, but they will spoil it. Vedon is so toxic, but they will parasitize his work. Practically none of the Buffy actors could do anything better, the fact that all the advantages of the series are due to Vedon, obviously. But who cares about talent nowadays, the main thing in the series is not that it should be interesting, but that no mediocre person in 20 years would remember that she was offended. Got it.
KypaToP_HM
KypaToP_HM
PRO
08 Feb 05:54 #
I would like to take into account the 8-12 seasons, which were released in the form of comics. Did I read it in vain?))
Prun_ik
Prun_ik
08 Feb 14:00 #
@KypaToP_HM: By the way, have they been transferred? It seems like they even published something, but it doesn't seem to be the same.
detraque
detraque
08 Feb 20:38 #
@Prun_ik: translated
Prun_ik
Prun_ik
08 Feb 14:02 #
@KypaToP_HM: And you can come up with a plot that after the finale and after kneading, somehow the Angel stopped being a vampire🦇😅 and then he was turned back😅
Nonsense, but I want a sequel, not comics.
Prun_ik
Prun_ik
08 Feb 15:43 #
@Prun_ik: and oh, I didn't answer there))
Olglem
Olglem
08 Feb 06:17 #
To be honest, I strongly doubt that the sequel will be able to come close to the original series.
It turns out that it will be the same theme performed by other actors.
Will only Sarah Michelle return from the old cast as Buffy? Will there be no others?
Let's see what they do, of course, but there are no special illusions.
night_n
night_n
PRO
08 Feb 06:20 #
Let's see what happens, but it's kind of doubtful.
PleomaS
PleomaS
08 Feb 12:24 #
Xena would have been returned 😄
Hamali666
Hamali666
08 Feb 18:36 #
@PleomaS: And then there's Hercules and Iolaus, the Legend of the Seeker, and the delicious Merlin😅
The only question is why?🤦‍♂️
Prun_ik
Prun_ik
08 Feb 21:53 #
@Hamali666: Oh Merlin was awesome
Simferia
Simferia
PRO
08 Feb 12:45 #
No. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
KatieSenorita
KatieSenorita
PRO
08 Feb 13:48 #
This is a twist, I doubt there will be anything outright incredible, but I hope it's already the 21st century with special effects and a little more possibilities.
Maybe I would have watched it plunging into childhood , so to speak , but I don 't even remember what happened there , how it ended so long ago .
Stasja_Alien
Stasja_Alien
PRO
08 Feb 14:17 #
Has Hulu decided to reboot all the old series or something?
Vinona
Vinona
PRO
08 Feb 15:08 #
The Vampire Diaries, The Ancients, Heirs, Wolf Cub, Grimm, Supernatural is over)) we need a new series about vampires, werewolves and other supernatural creatures)))
Hamali666
Hamali666
08 Feb 18:40 #
@Vinona: that's how the series was quite recently, for 23 years, by the way, it's not bad, even good, The Wolf Pack, and with Gellar, was closed…
ulmanicator
ulmanicator
10 Feb 00:45 #
@Vinona: That's right, we need a new one, not a mockery of the old franchise.
vk859679
vk859679
08 Feb 17:06 #
Why couldn't it be done with the enchanted ones as well? It would have been much better, God forbid the sequel to Buffy succeed
Ksyuf
Ksyuf
PRO
09 Feb 02:06 #
Klaass! I wish Spike and Willow were there too!
matikiri
matikiri
09 Feb 02:18 #
Wow
evil_pentagram
evil_pentagram
09 Feb 02:24 #
I watched Buffy just a few years ago and was thrilled! It's really a cult series.
But I agree, unfortunately, it won't be the right coat without Whedon.
katvatak
katvatak
PRO
09 Feb 12:37 #
It will be a pathetic parody of the original, I'm sure. Also, for sure, an actress will be chosen for the main role, which will not fit into the role of a fighter at all.
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
09 Feb 18:58 #
@katvatak: and how did the little Gellar fit in? She was dark-skinned and Asian, as well as skinny and plump. Anyone can be a slayer
ramzy
ramzy
09 Feb 20:13 #
@Evgenia_Winter: he will play in a modern style, a stupid boor
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
10 Feb 18:59 #
@ramzy: Was Buffy smart and never rude? How did you watch the first seasons?🤣
ramzy
ramzy
10 Feb 20:06 #
@Evgenia_Winter: you have a strange idea of stupidity and rudeness. All of Buffy's characters are ambiguous and well-written. That's why the series has been popular for 20 years. Is it possible to compare with the flat and boring feature sets from Acolytes or the new Charmed ones? Although, if you're a fan of the agenda, then there's nothing to discuss.
katvatak
katvatak
PRO
11 Feb 07:47 #
@Evgenia_Winter: In the first seasons, Buffy is a young schoolgirl. What else was she supposed to be at that age?
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
11 Feb 10:45 #
@katvatak: Well, what am I talking about😉
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
11 Feb 10:47 #
@ramzy: Thank you, Admiral.
But the conversation was about an actress who would not be cast as a Fighter, and I didn't say anything about the quality of the script.
liiinaaaa
liiinaaaa
PRO
09 Feb 17:53 #
I love Buffy, but I feel like it's a bad idea. 🥲
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
09 Feb 18:56 #
One of the few TV shows in which no one would dare to shout that LGBT and feminism are on the agenda)))
ramzy
ramzy
09 Feb 20:14 #
@Evgenia_Winter: so no one screamed. But in the new one, everything will be for the sake of the agenda.
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
10 Feb 19:00 #
@ramzy: not yet, but maybe it will be. You can yell that they don't fit well into the plot, like in Charmed, or that they're too blunt, but not like in the original!))
ramzy
ramzy
10 Feb 19:58 #
@Evgenia_Winter: Isn't any of this true? It's hard to imagine a series worse than the new Charmed
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
11 Feb 10:49 #
@ramzy: Definitely, I've never seen such a frontal presentation of feminism in my life, but I'm generally writing about something else.
ramzy
ramzy
11 Feb 18:55 #
@Evgenia_Winter: you wrote about people who criticize the agenda for the sake of the agenda. And I didn't understand what they were wrong about.
Евгения_Зимняя
Евгения_Зимняя
11 Feb 19:36 #
@ramzy: no, I wrote (I meant) that Buffy already had what is now called an agenda, just well-written into the plot, and therefore, I hope that they will not scold the presence of LGBT and feminism, but the fact that they are badly misplaced in the script.🌚
mumivalya
mumivalya
09 Feb 19:13 #
In insta, Sarah said that this is not accurate. Yes, she talked about the sequel, but just about how the theme of the series is, not about coming back. She doesn 't know if there will be a return , but she agrees to participate if the series returns.
Lordqruell
Lordqruell
09 Feb 22:17 #
How everyone's been trying to make money off nostalgia lately
FaTe123
FaTe123
13 Feb 10:40 #
@Lordqruell: 100%
myatezhka
myatezhka
PRO
09 Feb 22:54 #
Lord, how I adore this universe 🥺😍
Grafru777
Grafru777
10 Feb 00:22 #
The series of my childhood!
Grafru777
Grafru777
10 Feb 00:24 #
Guys, who knows when the series will be continued - THUNDER in PARADISE??? 😁👍🏻
Da6kaz
Da6kaz
10 Feb 15:24 #
The only one who could pull off a Buffy relaunch with dignity, besides Whedon, is R.T. Davis. Imho
KatrinVamp
KatrinVamp
PRO
10 Feb 22:02 #
I wonder if social media had existed when they decided to shoot the Buffy series, would people have been just as outraged that they would spoil the original film? 😂
OhneName
OhneName
10 Feb 23:00 #
@KatrinVamp:
If the filmmakers had been pushed aside during the production of the series, I think the fans of the film would have been unhappy. But both Whedon and Kuzui were there.
WildBart
WildBart
10 Feb 23:12 #
@OhneName: A bit of trivia:
Well, actually, from the 2 Kuzui, there was only a mention in Credits in each episode (and payments to it), which they received by threatening a lawsuit.
And when Vidon wrote the script for the film, he was young and green, and there was little left of his script in the film. So he decided to try out for a TV series later as a creator.
It would be correct to say that the series is a continuation of the original script of the film. It seems that they also made a comic book based on him later.
ramzy
ramzy
10 Feb 23:35 #
@KatrinVamp: The original movie didn't have any fans. But my question is, what do you care about remakes if you don't care about the originals?
S1S13AF7
S1S13AF7
11 Feb 00:47 #
Not so long ago (at the end of last year) reviewed once again Buffy/Angela (it seems that it was the third time, not counting the fact that Once Upon a time on TV, but I'm not sure, although what's the difference), at the same time remembered what was the drama in Buffy, what nonsense in Angel, and this "ending" then in general; and I was somehow watched like a new season that was not quite a season, and something like some garbage, well, I in general, I do not remember what was there; and I also know about the existence of comics that I have not read, but comics are not a series, but if there is a series, I think you can look, even after how many years have passed there, krch can only hope that they will have something normal, although there is little hope, but I think I will still look.
Moonacre
Moonacre
PRO
11 Feb 09:34 #
Time to see the original 🌚
FaTe123
FaTe123
13 Feb 10:38 #
@Moonacre: Maybe that was the calculation? 😄
Moonacre
Moonacre
PRO
13 Feb 11:26 #
@FaTe123: Well, in that case, consider me a victim of marketing.
FaTe123
FaTe123
14 Feb 12:18 #
@Moonacre: 😄
FaTe123
FaTe123
13 Feb 10:37 #
I'm curious to see what happens, but there's a feeling that the new generation won't get it.
ОльгаБрежнева
ОльгаБрежнева
14 Feb 09:38 #
Oh, God, you're mine. How long can you dance on old themes?
Although it will be interesting to look at gelar
FaTe123
FaTe123
14 Feb 12:20 #
@Olgabrezhneva: she was just filmed in Dexter: Original Sin, cool there
id218451266
id218451266
27 Feb 05:04 #
Leave the series alone! There's no need for any follow-up!
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