Hulu Cancels ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Just Before Premiere

The Buffy reboot at Hulu has been well and truly slayed for good.

The revival series, titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New to Sunnydale, was set to premiere during the late 2026-early 2027 season. The show, a follow-up to the '90s-00s supernatural series, was planned to be directed by Chloé Zhao, the Oscar-winning director of Hamnet and Nomadland. Lead actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played the titular character of Buffy Summers in the original show, agreed to return to the series after...