The planned reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been cancelled, says Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy The Vampire Slayer will not be returning, its star Sarah Michelle Gellar has announced, saying a reboot of the 1990s supernatural fantasy series has been cancelled.

Hulu, the Disney-owned streaming platform, has decided not to pick up the planned sequel, according to the actor.

It was reported last year that the ’90s series would return as Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, with Gellar returning as Buffy Summers.

The series was to be directed by Chloé Zhao, the Oscar-winning director of films including Nomadland, Eternals and, most recently, Hamnet.

But on social media this weekend, Gellar, 48, confirmed that the new show would no longer run, claiming that Hulu had decided “not to move forward” with the series.

“I’m really sad that I had to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me,” she said in a video posted on Instagram. “Unfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy New Sunnydale.

“I want to thank Chloé Zhao because I never thought I would again find myself in these stylish and affordable Buffy shoes, and thanks to Chloé, I was reminded of how much I love her and how much she means not only to me, but to all of you. And this doesn’t change any of that.”

“I promise you, if the end of the world does come, you can still beep for me,” Gellar added, signing off with one of the series’ most popular lines.

Hulu has been contacted for comment.

The teen drama initially ran for seven seasons, from 1997 until 2003, and follows Buffy as she navigates high school while hunting and fighting vampires, demons, and other creatures.

The series also starred How I Met Your Mother’s Alyson Hannigan, charming actress Charisma Carpenter, and the late Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg.

With the Press Association