Ryan Kiera Armstrong to star in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ reboot

Posted On May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Actor Ryan Kiera Armstrong will play the lead in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. She will be joined by Sarah Michelle Gellar, who will reprise her role as Buffy Summers.

Armstrong will play the new slayer in the untitled Buffyverse project, which has a pilot order at Hulu. Chloé Zhao of Nomadland and Eternals will direct the pilot, which Nora and Lilla Zuckerman have written.

Armstrong’s character is described in casting materials as an introverted high-school student. Gellar said of her audition: “From the moment I saw Ryan’s audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side. To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room.”

The writers also praised the young actor, stating, “We are so overjoyed to have found this generation’s slayer in Ryan Kiera Armstrong. She absolutely blew us away—there is no question in our mind that she is the chosen one.”

The actor’s breakout role came when she was only eight years old. At that tender age, she starred opposite Amanda Seyfried in The Art of Racing in the Rain. Following parts in IT: Part Two, The Tomorrow War, The Glorias, and Black Widow, she played the lead in the 2022 Firestarter, the co-lead opposite Nicolas Cage in The Wold Way, and a main role in Wildflower.

The latest development comes after Dolly Parton, a producer on the series, told Business Insider in 2024 of a potential reboot: “They’re still working on that. They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it”.

Geller has previously expressed that she doesn’t believe it needs to be a prequel, stating, “No, it could be anything. It’s a universe. And it makes you realise that in this world, we need those heroes, I think, more so than ever.”

Currently, there is no timeline for when a potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot on Hulu will reach screens.

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