Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals who to blame for cancelled reboot Sarah Michelle Gellar has broken her silence on the scrapped Buffy: New Sunnydale revival series, and revealed the "uphill battle" the team faced. 17 March 2026 Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed the Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot was cancelled because of one executive who was not "a fan of the original".