Sarah Michelle Gellar is grabbing her stakes and gearing up for an all-new Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series, a direct continuation of the cult favourite series that originally aired in 1997 and ran until 2003,

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

Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting a Hulu pilot order. Chloé Zhao will direct, Nora & Lilla Zuckerman wrote it.

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.

A pilot for a new, untitled 'Buffy' project is in the works at Hulu, PEOPLE can confirm Scoobies, grab your stakes — Buffy’s back! Over two decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s final bow, a new chapter in the Buffyverse is officially in the works with the slayer herself,

The 47-year-old would again play the Buffy Summers character she brought to life from 1997 to 2003 in her WB, then UPN series.

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.

Once again, a woman will be chosen to fight vampires, demons, and all things dark in Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot.

Variety has learned that a follow up to the beloved show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is nearing a Hulu pilot order with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning

Nora and Lilla Zuckerman will executive produce the Buffy reboot with Zhao, Gellar, and the original show’s EPs Gail Berman, Fran and Kaz Kuzui of Suite B, and Dolly Parton via Sandollar. Parton wasn’t a credited executive producer on the original show, which ran from 1997-2003, but her Sandollar Television was one of its producers.