Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed that a long-planned revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been scrapped by Hulu—and the timing couldn’t have been worse. Gellar got the call just minutes before taking the stage at the SXSW Film & TV Festival premiere of her new movie Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, marking her first major big-screen appearance in nearly two decades. The reboot had been in development for several years with Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao and even filmed a pilot. The plan was to bring Buffy Summers back alongside a new slayer played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong. Gellar says she loved the direction of the show, but claims the project faced an uphill battle because one key executive involved wasn’t even a fan of the original series and openly admitted he had never watched it. The cancellation stunned everyone involved—including executives connected to the project—and Gellar says she’s disappointed for the fans who pushed for Buffy’s return for years. Despite the setback, she says the legacy of the show remains strong, adding that her former co-stars—including David Boreanaz—quickly reached out in support. And while the reboot is dead for now, insiders say the door may still be open for Buffy to rise again someday.