After more than two decades spent rewatching cult hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the die-hard fans have reason to rejoice as the beloved series may be finally getting brand new episodes!
A sequel to the iconic show is currently in the works and nearing a pilot order at Hulu with star Sarah Michelle Gellar attached, Variety reports.
While all fans of the cult classic show are likely waiting with bated breath for every new kernel of information that comes along, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has always been especially beloved by Sapphics who loved the series’ queer-coded moments — like every moment Buffy and Faith were on screen — and the lesbian love story between Willow and Tara.
Gellar, who played the titular slayer Buffy Summers, is expected to reprise her signature role in what is being described as the “next chapter in the Buffyverse” despite spending years opposed to the idea of revisiting the series that helped to skyrocket her to fame.
It wasn’t until she starred in the Dexter prequel series Original Sin that she started to reconsider.
“It’s funny, I always used to say no, because it’s in its bubble and it’s so perfect,” she said, according to Deadline. “But watching Sex and the City and seeing Dexter, and realizing there are ways to do it, definitely does get your mind thinking, ‘Well, maybe.’”
Despite some fans being excited about the possibility of watching Gellar slay vampires again, others feel like the legacy sequel series is just a cash grab that will never have the cultural impact of the original.
It’s unclear if any of the other original cast members will return, but “self-professed lifelong Buffy fan” Chloé Zhao is set to direct with many of the original executive producers returning. Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, Gail Berman, Fran Kuzui, and Kaz Kuzui will all be back and working alongside none other than country music icon Dolly Parton.
Original series creator Joss Whedon, who faced misconduct allegations by nearly a dozen people who worked on the show, is not part of the creative team on the proposed sequel series.