Sarah Michelle Gellar Teases Possible Buffy Reboot After Years of Shutting Down Interest: 'We Need Those Heroes'

Sarah Michelle Gellar didn’t close the door Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

During a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore ShowThe 47-year-old actress — who took on the title role in the series — revealed she is ready to reprise the role after years of refusing to disappoint fans.

“It’s funny. I always said no, because he’s in his bubble, and it’s so perfect,” she explained. “But look Sex and the city [revival series, And Just Like That] and seeing Dexter[: Original Sin]and realizing that there are ways to do that definitely makes you think, ‘Well, maybe.'”

“It could be anything,” Gellar – who stars in the upcoming film Dexter prequel — said of a potential premise for a new version Buffy. “It’s the universe. And because of that, you understand that we need these heroes in this world more, I think, than ever.”

(L) David Boreanaz and Sarah Michelle Gellar in ‘Buffy’.

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Gellara’s comments about the potential reboot come after she revealed she’s not interested in stepping into Buffy’s shoes again in 2022.

“I’m very proud of the show we made and it shouldn’t be made. We solved that,” she said SFX magazine, via Movieweb.

Although she didn’t want to be involved, Gellar gave her blessing to Buffy the Vampire Slayer continue with a new female lead.

“I’m all for them continuing the story, because there is a story about empowering women,” she said. “I love the way the show left it: ‘Any girl with power can have power.’ It’s perfectly set up for someone else to have the power.”

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The cast of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’. Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty

“But like I said, metaphors Buffy they were the horrors of adolescence. I think I look young, but I’m not an adolescent,” she added.

While it hasn’t been confirmed if Gellar will grab the new role, Dolly Parton, an uncredited producer on the original series, revealed that a reboot of the supernatural drama series is still in the works after it was initially shelved. in 2022

The revival of the beloved series was first announced in July 2018 with Joss Whedon as executive producer. He previously wrote the screenplay for the 1992 film and created the beloved WB series of the same name that ran for 7 seasons from 1997-2003.

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The network was not connected at the time of publication. However, Monica Owusu-Breen, who worked with Whedon on Agents of SHIELDwas appointed showrunner and head writer. The series was also slated to star a black actress in the lead role, but Owusu-Breen clarified, “There is only one Buffy.”

“They’re still working on it,” Parton, 78, told Business Insider in January 2024. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and remodeling it.”

Parton also noted that she was “very involved” behind the scenes of the original series, despite living in Nashville while the series was filmed in Los Angeles.

“I did a lot of work just talking to the business people there,” she explained. “I have to give more people more credit Buffy the Vampire Slayer but me. A lot of people sweated so much about it. That little show was great.”

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is available to stream in its entirety on Hulu. Dexter: Original Sin premiering on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, December 13.

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