Summary
For several months, fans have been curious aboutwho could join Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) for the upcomingBuffy the Vampire Slayerreboot from Hulu, and now the new slayer has been cast.
Fans first heard about a possible reboot in February 2025 and have been holding their breaths waiting to hear more casting news ever since. The original series aired from 1997 to 2003, starting off on the WB and moving to UPN for the last two seasons. Along withGellar’s clever and funny teenage character who fights vampires in her spare time,the series also featured her friendsXander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), along with her love interests Angel (David Boreanaz) and Spike (James Marsden). Now, fans will want to hear who the new slayer will be.
Ryan Kiera Armstrong Has Been Cast As The New Main Character On The Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot
Deadlinereported thatRyan Kiera Armstrong will play the new slayer on theBuffy the Vampire Slayerreboot from Hulu.
Sarah Michelle Gellar shared a video of her offering the role to Armstrong on her Instagram account. Gellar wrote in the caption:
“From the moment I saw Ryan’s audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side. To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room."
While Deadline noted that there are no more details about theBuffyreboot,Armstrong’s new slayer is “an introverted high school student.“Armstrong is no stranger to reboots and is known forplaying the main character Charlene “Charlie” McGee, who has telekinetic powers, inthe 2022 reboot of the Stephen King movieFirestarter. That isn’t the only King adaptation she has starred in, however.Armstrong also played Victoria Fuller inthe horror movieIT Chapter Two.
Hulu gave the reboot a pilot order, and sisters Lilla and Nora Zuckerman wrote the pilot episode.Chloé Zhao, who directed the 2021 Marvel movieEternals, will direct the pilot. Lilla and Nora Zuckerman were staff writers onFringeseason 2, were co-executive producers ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and produced and wrote two seasons ofSuits.
This isn’t the first time there has been the possibility of Buffy Summers fighting another day. In 2018,Deadlinereported that series creator Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen were working on a reboot. However, that didn’t pan out.
Since learning about theBuffyreboot,fans have been discussing which characters should be part of itandwhich ones should be ignored from the new story. Fans who are curiousif Emma Caulfield could reprise her role of Anya Jenkinswill be glad to know that Caulfield commented on Gellar’s Instagram post and shared her excitement about Armstrong’s casting.
Armstrong’s previous roles includeAlma Gardner onAmerican Horror Story: Red Tide, Fern onStar Wars: Skeleton Crew, Minnie May Barry onAnne With An E, and Young Antonia inBlack Widow.
Gellar has given fans some updates from time to time, including explaining in a recent interview thata casting report of new characters was “fake.“Now that fans know that Armstrong’sBuffy the Vampire Slayerreboot character is a teenager who is an introvert, they have a clearer picture of what to expect and can imagine some potential storylines. But at the time of this writing, no other characters or cast members have been announced, and fans will keep waiting to hear more.
