Overview
- Hulu ended development of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale' after a completed pilot directed by Chloé Zhao.
- Sarah Michelle Gellar said a Hulu decision-maker who openly dismissed the original series created headwinds for the project.
- Gellar learned of the cancellation as she prepared for a SXSW premiere, calling the timing unexpected as Zhao was an Oscars nominee.
- Ryan Kiera Armstrong had been set to lead as a new Slayer, with Gellar slated to return to the universe.
- Reports cited by Deadline described the pilot as 'not perfect,' and Disney's control of the rights limits moving the project to another platform while cast members publicly thanked fans.