A sequel series to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning appears to be nearing a pilot order at Hulu.

Hulu's dusting off the stakes and getting ready to breathe new life into Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but this isn’t your average trip down nostalgia lane.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has responded to reports about a reboot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, confirming the hit nineties TV drama is set to return. The actress, who played Buffy Summers, has shared details about why she decided to return to her days as a slayer, almost 22 years after the show ended.

Gellar, who appears in Paramount+ with Showtime’s “Dexter” revival prequel “ Dexter: Original Sin ,” had until recently been closed to the idea of a “Buffy” return.

Sarah Michelle Gellar posted on Instagram Thursday that she has been discussing a "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" revival with executive producer Chloe Zhao and potential showrunners Nora and Lila Zuckerman.

As a sequel series to the beloved “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is in the works with a near pilot order at Hulu, the original show’s 1997 premiere date is nearing its 30th anniversary. Sarah Michelle Gellar is in final talks to reprise the iconic title character and there are dozens of prolific actors who,

A "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sequel series is in the works at Hulu, with Sarah Michelle Gellar attached to return. The new series is nearing a pilot order at Hulu, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

On one level, the return of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” with Sarah Michelle Gellar — the news of which Variety broke today — is the most 2020s thing that could happen. Updating a beloved TV series from the last four decades with at least some of the original cast (often known as a legacy sequel,

Gellar will have a recurring role as the title character if the show goes to series, but the focus would be on a new slayer battling supernatural nasties.