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Sarah Michelle Gellar Shares Early Buffy the Vampire Slayer Set Memory

In a special interview featurette, Sarah Michelle Gellar (Wolf Pack) shares some of her first memories from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer set.

With only a week to go until writer & executive producer Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf) and series star & executive producer Sarah Michelle Gellar's Wolf Pack gets unleashed across Paramount+ screens, we've been taking a look at what Gellar has had to share about both her upcoming series as well as her time as Buffy Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The topic was one that Gellar has been hesitant to address in the past, especially after "Buffy" & Angel star Charisma Carpenter & others went public with accusations against series creator Joss Whedon of improper on-the-set behavior and creating a toxic environment. But since that time, Gellar has opened up more on the subject (though not mentioning Whedon by name), including how she wanted to make sure that the young actors on Wolf Pack felt protected on the set in ways she wasn't in the past. For this go-around, Gellar is sharing her memories of a number of "firsts" in her career as part of a larger profile from The Hollywood Reporter.

Beginning at around the 2:50 mark, Gellar reveals one of her first memories of being on the set of the influential series, and it includes a moment when enthusiasm trumped reality when it came to executing a stunt. But make sure to check out the entire clip, where Gellar offers a number of other interesting insights into several "firsts":

In this week's profile/interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gellar shared some additional thoughts on "Buffy," her experiences working on the series, and the seasons/episodes she's hesitant to show his children:

Gellar Has "Come to a Good Place" with Her "Buffy" Years- Just Don't Expect a "Tell-All" Anytime Soon: "I've come to a good place with it, where it's easier to talk about. I'll never tell my full story because I don't get anything out of it. I've said all I'm going to say because nobody wins. Everybody loses."

Gellar Hopes "Buffy" Legacy Can Outshine Whedon's Failures: "I'm not the only person facing this, and I hope the legacy hasn't changed. I hope that it gives the success back to the people that put in all of the work. I will always be proud of 'Buffy.' I will always be proud of what my castmates did [and] what I did. Was it an ideal working situation? Absolutely not. But it's OK to love Buffy for what we created because I think it's pretty spectacular."

Gellar Didn't Want Her Children Watching All Seven Seasons: "We watched seasons one through five. "We skipped around a lot on those last two. I have trouble with six. It wasn't appropriate for them at the time, and I just don't want to rewatch it." (Note: the later seasons of "Buffy" included the controversial Buffy/Spike (James Marsters) storyline that involved an attempted rape).

Gellar's Arson Investigator Kristin Ramsey is a highly regarded expert in her field and no stranger to personal loss who was brought in by authorities to catch the teenage arsonist who started a massive wildfire that may have also led to the reawakening of a supernatural predator terrorizing Los Angeles. So for a chance to get to know a little more about Gellar's Ramsey, check out the teaser below (followed by a look back at what we know about the series so far), with Paramount+'s Wolf Pack premiering January 26th:

What We Know About Paramount+'s Wolf Pack

Joining Gellar are Rodrigo Santoro (Westworld), Armani Jackson (Honor Society, Chad), Bella Shepard (iCarly, The Wilds), Chloe Rose Robertson (Wildflower), and Tyler Lawrence Gray (Our Town, Macbeth). Now here's a look at that special moment from SDCC when Gellar surprised more than a few folks:

With the series set to be unleashed on January 26, 2023, here's a look at the first official teaser trailer for Wolf Pack:

Based on the book series by Edo Van Belkom, Wolf Pack follows a teenage boy, Everett (Jackson), and girl, Blake (Shepard), whose lives are forever changed when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature. Wounded in the chaos of its attack, the teens are inexplicably drawn to each other and to two others, fraternal twins Harlan (Gray) and Luna (Robertson), who was adopted sixteen years earlier by a park ranger after another mysterious wildfire. As the full moon rises, all four teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them – the bite and blood of a werewolf.

Additionally, Bailey Stender (iCarly), Chase Liefeld (Chang Can Dunk), Hollie Bahar (Westworld), Lanny Joon (Baby Driver), Rio Mangini (Everything Sucks), Stella Smith (Stargirl), Zack Nelson (Loot) and James Martinez (Love, Victor) are part of the cast in recurring roles. Additional casting includes Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City), Bria Brimmer (Doom Patrol), John L. Adams (The Dead Zone), and Sean Philip Glasgow (Diary of a Future President). Davis and Gellar will serve as executive producers alongside Joe Genier, with Mike Elliott as co-executive producer for Capital Arts. Pilot episode director Jason Ensler will also executive produce.

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