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Sarah Michelle Gellar Debunks ‘Buffy’ Reboot “Fake” Details, Praises Chloé Zhao’s “Passion”

After Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed she's reprising her role as Buffy Summers, she's slaying disinformation about the highly-anticipated reboot.

The actress and producer recently debunked “fake characters” and other details that circulated online in March about her upcoming Hulu revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which hails from 2x Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. Although Gellar wouldn’t confirm any actual details about the reboot, she explained how Zhao convinced her to return to the franchise after years of shutting down rumors and speculation. Like the original series, which ran for seven seasons on The WB from 1997 to 2003, Gellar said the reboot will continue to champion LGBTQ characters and other outsiders.

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