Overview
- Sarah Michelle Gellar announced on March 14 that Hulu decided not to move forward with Buffy: New Sunnydale after a completed pilot.
- Director Chloé Zhao said she was "not surprised" by the decision, speaking on the Oscars red carpet after helming the pilot.
- The planned series centered on a new Slayer played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong, with Gellar returning in a recurring role and as an executive producer.
- Nora and Lilla Zuckerman wrote and were set to showrun the project, produced at 20th Television and Searchlight Television, with no involvement from original creator Joss Whedon.
- Deadline and Variety report the pilot was viewed internally as "not perfect," and sources indicate Hulu remains open to exploring other iterations of the Buffy franchise.