Since Buffy the Vampire Slayer concluded in 2003, series lead Sarah Michelle Gellar seemed unwilling to revisit her iconic character. But as recently as last month, Gellar softened her stance towards a potential revival. Now, the word has come down that Gellar has signed on for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, which is in the works at Hulu.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gellar is currently the only performer attached to the new series, but her character, Buffy Summers, will reportedly not be the main character. Instead, the show is described as “the next chapter in the Buffyverse,” with a new slayer at the forefront.
The original series was created by Avengers director Joss Whedon. However, Whedon will not be involved with the revival series after facing allegations that he mistreated the female cast members of Buffy and its spinoff, Angel. Those allegations were amplified by an investigation into Whedon’s conduct while directing the Justice League reshoots, and his Hollywood career has been at a standstill since departing HBO’s The Nevers.
Gellar publicly distanced herself from Whedon, as did many of her former co-stars. But for now, it’s unclear if any of the other Buffy or Angel cast members will return for the new show. Poker Face veterans Nora and Lilla Zuckerman are the creators and showrunners of the Buffy reboot, with Eternals director Chloé Zhao slated to helm the project.
Gellar and Zhao will both be executive producers on the project alongside the Zuckermans and Gail Berman, one of the executive producers of the original show. Fran and Kaz Kuzui — producers of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie and the subsequent TV series — will also be attached as producers for this show, as will Dolly Parton through her Sandollar production studio.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.