{"id":1882572,"date":"2026-04-14T22:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882572"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:03:06","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer-fans-picket-hulu-office-demanding-reboot-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882572","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8217; Fans Picket Hulu Office Demanding Reboot Revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ea\/16by9\/2026\/04\/14\/eadb9284ceb3445dbf86f8fc145a62b3_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8217; Fans Picket Hulu Office Demanding Reboot Revival<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Buffy&#8217; Reboot<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Give Us Our Slayer Back, You Blood-Sucking Suits!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-14T15:03:06-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202604\"><br \/>\n                April 14, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            3:03 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-14T16:31:13-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  April 14, 2026<br \/>\n                                4:31 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d43894948c496f28648000dece578147\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260414_eadb9284ceb3445dbf86f8fc145a62b3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a0078438-5707-4ef4-ae60-bc5987dd8fa3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ea\/4by3\/2026\/04\/14\/eadb9284ceb3445dbf86f8fc145a62b3_md.jpg\" alt=\"buffy-protesters-hulu-tmz-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4c019cb78a6acfd46f1f7173f2390359\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a month since news broke that the &#8220;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8221; reboot was canned over at Disney &#8230; and fans are still making it clear they&#8217;re pissed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c26cdddfd7996a571f507d3723d43cce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the deal &#8230; Disney pulled the plug on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sarah-michelle-gellar\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/strong><\/a> project, which was slated to debut on Hulu as a soft reboot of the popular &#8217;90s sci-fi\/horror series. We hear SMG was blindsided by the rug pull &#8230; and fans were livid.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f6101fb1f3fe98fae9a1450761f4d8c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260314_3a63595547c0479d8d46ee5d39cd7cab\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a0078438-5707-4ef4-ae60-bc5987dd8fa3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3a\/4by3\/2026\/03\/14\/3a63595547c0479d8d46ee5d39cd7cab_md.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Michelle Gellar getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-39e326353e60d9fb3adb57fbfd2d3346\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>And it seems fans are still pretty heated &#8230; because a group of about 20 people protested at Hulu&#8217;s Santa Monica office on Tuesday &#8212; a month to the day of the reboot&#8217;s cancellation &#8212; to demand their vampire series return from the dead. It also happens to be SMG&#8217;s birthday, which fans adopted as International Buffy Day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-88699cfcb97c52ea1ba3bb71a531f79e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Wearing &#8216;Buffy&#8217; swag and carrying pro-Buffy signs &#8230; the group made it clear there is a hunger for new Buffy &#8212; so get the undead show on the road!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-00a77c1c0f9678f077952f947e2954f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A source close to SMG and slated revival director\u00a0<strong>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao<\/strong>\u00a0previously told TMZ &#8230; both women felt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/14\/sarah-michelle-gellar-blindsided-by-buffy-reboot-canceled\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>blindsided<\/strong><\/a> by the news, not to mention the timing &#8212; as Sarah just had a killer opening at SXSW for her new movie &#8220;Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,&#8221; and Chlo\u00e9had the 8 Oscar nominations for &#8220;Hamnet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a5778a8b854e7e85409a876d19ffd376\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260314_50b7acc76ea24146ba99a979e5e40983\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a0078438-5707-4ef4-ae60-bc5987dd8fa3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/50\/4by3\/2026\/03\/14\/50b7acc76ea24146ba99a979e5e40983_md.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Michelle Gellar getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-74a61483eeb754cb57bbc5f7200ff3a5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We&#8217;re told Sarah and Chlo\u00e9 were both eagerly looking forward to continuing Buffy\u2019s legacy and sharing their vision with the fans.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dd4ce52710731fa7e21e1435e496cd7c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The reboot &#8212; titled &#8220;Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale&#8221; &#8212; was first announced in February 2025. It was expected to star\u00a0<strong>Ryan Kiera Armstrong<\/strong>\u00a0as the new slayer, but have Sarah reprise her Buffy character in a recurring role.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a3d67d9de97e2a424d841ef5c39fe4a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The &#8216;Buffy&#8217; series ran for 7 seasons beginning in 1997, and was based on the 1992 film of the same name.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0a6e84dee83763d4b1622a777fd29f17\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Slay, fans.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/14\/buffy-fans-protest-outside-hulu-office\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:a0078438-5707-4ef4-ae60-bc5987dd8fa3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/14\/buffy-fans-protest-outside-hulu-office\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:a0078438-5707-4ef4-ae60-bc5987dd8fa3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/21\/sarah-michelle-gellar-remembers-nicholas-brendon\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:a0078438-5707-4ef4-ae60-bc5987dd8fa3\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/99\/16by9\/2026\/03\/21\/9998b1312c3d4ec5bb790f7bd64a4a53_xs.png\" alt=\"sarah michelle gellar nicholas brendon main getty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Sarah Michelle Gellar Pays Tribute to &#8216;Buffy&#8217; 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