RUMOR: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Sequel Series Will Put A Unique Spin Of Its Vampires - Possible SPOILERS

RUMOR: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Sequel Series Will Put A Unique Spin Of Its Vampires - Possible SPOILERS

The upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale series will reportedly put a unique spin on its blood-suckers, with ties to the original show's finale. We also have more exciting casting additions.

By JoshWilding - Aug 13, 2025 06:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Fear HQ

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended with Sunnydale collapsing into the Hellmouth cavern. Buffy Summers saved the day and realised that the burden of being the one chosen Slayer was no longer on her shoulders, making it a (mostly) happy ending for the character.

Still, it's also one that's left fans wondering how the upcoming sequel series, tentatively titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, will pick up where the original show ended. It's widely believed that the spotlight will shift to Buffy's daughter, Nova, played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong, though we did recently get a first look at Sarah Michelle Gellar on set

What of the vampire threat the new Slayer will face, though? According to scooper Daniel Richtman (via FearHQ.com), "The vampires attacking New Sunnydale have been underground since 2003. Still wearing 2003 fashion."

It's pretty wild to think about the blood-suckers being "stuck" in 2003 after being trapped in the Hellmouth cavern, and we've heard that this plot point will be the source of several references and jokes in the pilot harkening back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (which, as you might recall, ended in 2003). 

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Gellar's fellow I Know What You Did Last Summer alum, Chase Sui Wonders, has joined the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale for a one-off guest role in the pilot as a vampire called Shirley. 

Merrin Dungey (The King of Queens), Audrey Hsieh (Found), and Audrey Grace Marshall (The Flight Attendant) have also boarded the series, with Dungey playing Ms. LaDuca, a college counsellor at the New Sunnydale Academy. Hsieh and Marshall will portray Keiko and Jessica, members of the school's Evangelical Christian group, who go to school with Nova. 

Nora Zuckerman and Lila Zuckerman are attached to write, showrun, and executive produce the pilot. Eternals helmer Chloé Zhao is attached to direct and executive produce under her Book of Shadows production banner. Gellar executive produces with Gail Berman.

Fran Kuzui and Kaz Kuzui will executive produce through Suite B, while Dolly Parton will executive produce via Sandollar. 20th Television and Searchlight Television also produce, and Berman, the Kuzuis, and Parton were all executive producers on the original TV series.

A recent logline for Buffy the Vampire Slayer revealed that, "Nova, a 16-year-old bookworm, discovers she’s a vampire Slayer in a rebuilt Sunnydale, split between gritty Old Sunnydale and upscale New Sunnydale."

"During Vampire Weekend, a festival celebrating the town’s dark past, vampires Jack and Shirley emerge from a construction site, killing a teen and planning a ritual to raise a vampire army at the Cursed Circle," it concluded.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was released in 1992 as a feature film starring Kristy Swanson. Joss Whedon wrote that, and Fran Kuzui directed. Five years later, the franchise was rebooted for The WB with Gellar taking over the lead role. It ran for five seasons on that network, and moved to UPN for the final two. 

A spin-off series, Angel, was led by David Boreanaz and also ran for five seasons. Buffy has been benched ever since, so this revival marks a long-awaited comeback for the vampire slayer.

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MouthyMerc
MouthyMerc - 8/13/2025, 6:06 PM
Bring Angel back. Even if it’s a short cameo. He needs to be there.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/13/2025, 6:10 PM
Wait. So, is it official the new Slayer is her daughter? So dumb and a weak way to go if so.

Will the comics be considered canon?

Where's Dawn in all of this?

I'm starting to doubt this continuation.
Especially if they don't shorten the title.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/13/2025, 6:11 PM
@lazlodaytona - Dawn's the father
dracula
dracula - 8/13/2025, 10:15 PM
@lazlodaytona - dawn’s actress died not that long ago
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/14/2025, 12:30 AM
@HashTagSwagg - that is some weird, in-bread sh1t going on there
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/14/2025, 12:32 AM
@dracula - um, yeah dude. I know that. It's why I asked about her character
twistedcastles
twistedcastles - 8/14/2025, 4:01 AM
@lazlodaytona - Nikki the slayer Spike killed in the 90s had a child Principal Woods so slayers having kids isnt new.

There also will likely be new slayers

I think it will be an interesting position to put Buffy in since she is essentially similar to Joyce now and she will likely not want her daughter to slay at all feeling it will ruin her life
Nova would also explain why
Buffy gets back into slaying especially if Dawn isn't alive

I also think Buffy will feel like this is the universe screwing with her since she likely never expected her daughter to also be a slayer since it isnt a genetic title
I can see her calling Aunt Willow back to possibly get her to reverse it

so it could be interesting if they handle that mother daughter dynamic well

Cobra Kai worked with making it about the og characters kids


Its all about execution
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/15/2025, 3:29 AM
@twistedcastles - it was the 70s when Spike killed Nikki. 80s at the latest
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/13/2025, 6:13 PM
OFF TOPIC

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Toy Leak Reveals Which Hulk We’ll See as Marvel Prepares to Ditch Professor Hulk

READ HERE

https://fictionhorizon.com/spider-man-brand-new-day-toy-leak-reveals-which-hulk/

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SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 8/13/2025, 6:39 PM
@AllsGood - disney have destroyed the hulk beyond almost all recognition. Dont be surprised if they punisher beats him in hand to hand combat
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/13/2025, 6:49 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - I can't to see the Audiences Reactions when this Don't Make Me Angry Hulk shows up.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/13/2025, 8:01 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - That will only happen if they make the Punisher a woman. 🤪
Methos5000
Methos5000 - 8/13/2025, 8:55 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - seriously? Destroyed? Have you never read a comic book? There have been dozens upon dozens of interpretations of the Hulk and none including Disney's or the Shrek Universal version have done anything that would destroy the character.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/13/2025, 9:33 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - Seriously read a comic, Smart Hulk versions existed in those too but always eventualy reverts back to a full power rage monster one at some point. In fact there were worse version of the Hulk than any iteration in the MCU IMO and they may have not been well recieved but it never destroyed the character as everyone with half a brain knew it was short term till Banner lost control again and/or Hulk took over fully (or even split into two seperate characters). I mean both Hawkeye AND Punisher managed to kill Hulk in the comics, never stuck obviously as always managed to come back from the dead but all the same.
MMFRESHSW2
MMFRESHSW2 - 8/13/2025, 11:19 PM
@AllsGood - Cant wait 2 hear him call Spidey Bugman
AllsGood
AllsGood - 8/14/2025, 7:53 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - You have NEVER Read a Hulk Comic Book. The Hulk is Extremely Intelligent he has beaten and out all the Greatest Minds in the Marvel Universe.

The movie Incredible Hulk was Insult to Hulk fans and Readers. The Endgame Hulk was one of most Accurate Hulks. Professor Hulk.

1) Tony Stark
2) Dr. Strange
3) Mr. Fantastic
4) Professor X
5) Black Bolt

The Hulk has been King and Ruler of Planets.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 8/13/2025, 6:38 PM
If Whedon is not writing this, its very unlikely it turns out good
Thebronxknight
Thebronxknight - 8/13/2025, 6:59 PM
Would have been better that Buffy never had kids. Being a mentor to the new Slayer instead of a parent.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 8/13/2025, 7:01 PM
That’s a fun idea honestly, I dig it
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/13/2025, 7:32 PM

I have never seen a single episode of this. I did see the hilarious movie about 1000 years ago.

Is this worth binging, or is it just a bunch of teenie crap, or worse, like Vampire Diaries which I tried but dumped after about 7 episodes.

Saintsinnister
Saintsinnister - 8/13/2025, 8:21 PM
@DocSpock - Its my girlfriend’s favorite show, so she watches it about once a year. I have only been able to sit through maybe one episode without leaving the room. It’s very teenage angst early WB shit. I tried to watch the first season but after a few episodes I realized it just wasn’t for me. She says it gets better but I don’t care enough…
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/13/2025, 10:34 PM
@Saintsinnister -

I'll take yer word for it. Sounds terrible.
VileBlood
VileBlood - 8/14/2025, 12:24 PM
@Saintsinnister - Your girlfriend has great taste in TV. Buffy is far more than some teenage angsty show. Season 1 is pretty terrible and most people agree the show really takes off about half-way through season 2.
Biggums
Biggums - 8/13/2025, 7:52 PM
Spike, and that gay demon with the horns always owned their Scenes.
Fav characters
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/13/2025, 8:07 PM
Can one of you youngsters explain to me what "2003 fashion" was?
Weren't people back then already dying their hair purple and green and getting those classy face and neck tattoos?

When I think of different fashion/clothing, I remember how different the 70's and 80's were and even the 90's to some extent, but everything from the 00's on seems to have that same dull generic look to me.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/13/2025, 10:24 PM
@Apophis71 - lol
No average person actually wears that kind of nonsense. Runway models are hardly representative of the average woman in this country.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/14/2025, 6:01 AM
@Feralwookiee - True, lol, but yeh we kinda got to a point by the 00's that nothing REALY knew came along as was mostly a return of older looks in main trends (retro) and more and more anything goes with some fashion enduring but you asked so figured I'd go look what Vogue was showing as much out of interest for myself as anything else :D
Laridian
Laridian - 8/13/2025, 8:30 PM
I see there are 10 comments, but I can only see three, so I'm gonna guess seven of those comments are from people I've blocked. So, what do I think people are bitchin' about here? I see AllsGood and Ha1frican, but no one else. lol
RolandD
RolandD - 8/13/2025, 9:54 PM
@Laridian - It’s the usual mix of some people showing interest, others doubting that it will be any good and then the usual few people who are negative about everything.
Laridian
Laridian - 8/13/2025, 10:51 PM
@RolandD - Yeah, I figured I wasn't missing anything.
RolandD
RolandD - 8/13/2025, 11:26 PM
@Laridian - Exactly.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/14/2025, 6:09 AM
@Laridian - The funny ones are those bithing about the possible inclusion of LGBT+ Vampires, which for one thing ignores that original Buffy featured LGBT+ a lot but more to the point the original gothic stories and myths about Vampires was them being a metaphor for ALL 'sexual perversions' thus including any/all aspects of sex and sexuality outside of the 'norm' anyway (IOW anything goes with all things LGBT+ with Vampires anyway regardless if pro or anti LGBT+).
Laridian
Laridian - 8/14/2025, 8:48 AM
@Apophis71 - I hope everyone on the show is queer, so they never stop crying about it. lol
DREAMER
DREAMER - 8/13/2025, 8:54 PM
We need transgender and non-binary vampires
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/13/2025, 9:02 PM
@DREAMER - Uh, you forgot Vegan.

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DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 8/13/2025, 9:10 PM
@DREAMER - Nobody wants transpires.
DREAMER
DREAMER - 8/13/2025, 9:26 PM
@Feralwookiee - lol, true!
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/13/2025, 10:24 PM
@DarthAlgar - You mean, Veganpires.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 8/14/2025, 1:07 AM
@Feralwookiee - What is the vegan equivalent of human blood? Impossible blood?
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