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Gellar, Zhao Can Appreciate The Vampires' Perspective on Buffy Summers

Social media storyteller Joe Hegyes shared the vampires' perspective on Buffy, which caught Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chloé Zhao's attention.

After getting an update on where things stand with EP Sarah Michelle Gellar, Showrunners Nora Zuckerman and Lila Zuckerman, director and executive producer Chloé Zhao, and EP Gail Berman's Gellar and Ryan K. Armstrong-starring Buffy the Vampire Slayer sequel series pilot for Hulu, we're getting a chance to take a breather and shiftthe spotlight onto something fun, cool, and righteously creative. Social media storyteller Joe Hegyes offered an amazing look at Buffy's Sunnydale years from a perspective… THAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS BEEN PREMEDITATIVELY TRYING TO HIDE FROM YOU! Wow. Sorry. We just wanted to get into the spirit of things. What you're about to see is a video that Hegyes crafted that offers the vampires' perspective on Buffy Summers – and let's just say that they don't exactly view her as a hero.

"After over 20 years in silence, the remaining vampires of Sunnydale, California, are finally ready to speak their truth about prolific teen serial killer, Buffy Summers," read the caption to Hegyes' Instagram post, which also included the "shocking expose." Here's a look at the video, which caught Gellar's attention…

Clearly, Gellar was impressed, keeping her reaction caption short, sweet, and with the best praise an artist could receive: "no notes 👏🏻":

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar's "Dream"? Bring Back Everyone Who Died

Speaking with Vanity Fair Italia during the 18th edition of the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival, Gellar shared that she considered herself lucky to not have social media around during her run on "Buffy," adding how young actors today are put into positions of having to be social media personalities, too ("…asked to constantly post content and do silly dances on TikTok"). Regarding why she finally made the decision to return to the "Buffyverse" after all of these years, Gellar credits one person in particular for helping her make the move.

"For so many years, I said no to a possible return of the series. I didn't want to reintroduce something we had already seen. I waited for the right time to come. Then Chloé [Zhao], a big "Buffy" fan, proposed the project to me, and I accepted. The gestation was long. It's been three years, and we're still working on it," Gellar shared, though based on a recent Instagram post, filming on the pilot might just be in sight. As for what fans can expect from the revival, Gellar shared that, "It will be lighter than the last few seasons of the original. We will try to find a balance between new and old characters." Apparently, that includes characters who've passed on, if there's space and a reason. "My dream is to bring back everyone who has died, but space will have to be made for new stories as well," Gellar added.

Finding that right balance is key, a point that Gellar has been emphasizing since the news of the revival series pilot first hit. But as the show's continued success over the years has shown, "Buffy" has very diverse multi-generational fanbase. "One of the surprising aspects of Buffy is that it's always been a crossover series," Gellar explained. "We're trying to figure out how to modernize the themes of the series, especially what it means to feel like an outsider in a world dominated by social media. What we want to explore are the space-time boundaries that affect society today."

Along with Gellar and Armstrong, the trio joined a cast that also includes Faly Rakotohavana (Unprisoned) as Hugo, Ava Jean (Law & Order: SVU) as Larkin, Sarah Bock (Severance) as Gracie, Daniel di Tomasso (Witches of East End) as Abe, Jack Cutmore-Scott (Frasier) as Mr. Burke, Kingston Vernes (The Survivor) as Carson, Chase Sui Wonders (The Studio) as Shirley, Merrin Dungey (The Lincoln Lawyer) as Ms. LaDuca, Audrey Hsieh (Found) as Keiko, and Audrey Grace Marshall (The Flight Attendant) as Jessica.

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