Well, that depends on whether the revival can resonate with audiences as well as the original did.
Its the hardest time of life.
And let’s be honest, that won’t be easy.
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.Credit:20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Im so incredibly proud of what we all created," she told EW during our cast reunion.
“Sometimes you need distance to really understand the gravitas of that.
I appreciate everything about that job.
Sarah Michelle Gellar played Buffy Summers on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.Greg Groman/The WB; Paul Archuleta/Getty
Gellar has been acting since age 6.
Currently,she’s in talksfor apotentialBuffyrevivalhelmed by Oscar-winning directorChloe Zhao(Nomadland, Eternals).
In 2022, he was hospitalized for a"cardiac incident.
Nicholas Brendon played Xander on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Timothy Hiatt/Getty
“A statement released at the time noted the actor is struggling with cauda equina syndrome.
In 2025, Brendon released a videomourning Michelle Trachtenberg, his former costar.
But I really am sorry to her family.”
Alyson Hannigan played Willow on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
It was the role of a lifetime, she told us during EW’s 20th-anniversary cast reunion.
I met the love of my life [costar Alexis Denisof, who played timid Watcher Wesley].”
One spooky dance found herpaying tribute toBuffy.
Charisma Carpenter played Cordelia on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for ReedPOP
Hannigan and Denisof have two children together.
Her ability to see visions of those in need also helped her develop a deep well of empathy.
After three seasons onBuffy, Carpenter brought Cordelia to the spinoffAngel(19992004) for four seasons.
Anthony Stewart Head played Rupert Giles on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Jesse Grant/Getty Images for WIRED
The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer.
Carpenter was previously married to Damian Hardy from 2002 to 2008.
The couple has one son, who was born in 2003.
David Boreanaz played Angel on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.BRETT PANELLI/THE WB; Paul Morigi/Getty
His extensive knowledge of all things supernatural also proved helpful throughout the series.
Recently, he appeared in Netflix’s hitBridgertonand all three seasons of Apple TV+‘sTed Lasso.
The actor lives in Bath, Somerset.
Seth Green played Oz on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Araya Doheny/FilmMagic
He shares two daughters with his partner, Sarah Fisher.
“It was all timing, really.
[Angel] initially had an arc of six out of the 12 episodes.
James Marsters played Spike on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Boreanaz walked right into another hit franchise after leaving the Buffyverse.
AlongsideEmily Deschanel, he led 12 seasons of the police proceduralBones(20052017) on Fox.
In 2017, he suited up forSEAL Team, a CBS military drama that wrapped in 2024.
Marc Blucas played Riley on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Tommaso Boddi/WireImage
The actor has two children, Jaden and Bella, with his wife,Playboymodel Jaime Bergman.
Since 1999, he’s voiced Chris Griffin onFamily Guy(1999present) and its spinoffs.
In 2025, he competed against Rachel Brosnahan and Margaret Cho onCelebrity Jeopardy.
Emma Caulfield played Anya on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Elyse Jankowski/Getty
After a few guest appearances, Marsters officially joined the cast ofAngelin its fifth season.
He also appeared inTorchwoodas Captain John Hart (2008).
He was later married to Patricia Rahman from 2011 to 2021.
Michelle Trachtenberg played Dawn on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.Andrew MacPherson; Leon Bennett/WireImage
That, however, wasn’t necessarily Marc Blucas’ fault.
He’s married to journalist Ryan Haddon, with whom he has two daughters.
It was an incident she experienced on the set ofWandaVisionthat caused her to open up about it.
Amber Benson played Tara on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Albert L. Ortega/Getty
“But I’m also aware that, with MS, this could all change tomorrow.
She married Mark Leslie Ford in 2017 and welcomed a daughter that same year.
She was previously married to Cornelius Grobbelaar from 2006 to 2010.
Eliza Dushku played Faith on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.Courtesy Everett; Andrew H Walker/Variety/Penske Media via Getty
Though her frequent brushes with perileventually got on fans' nerves, her story certainly had its bright points.
In February, Trachtenberg was found “unconscious and unresponsive” in her New York apartment.
Emergency services laterpronounced her deadat the scene.
Since her familyobjected to an autopsy, the cause and manner of her death will remain “undetermined.”
Her death prompted severaltributes from her formerBuffycostars.
“My heart is heavy today.
We have lost a beautiful soul,” Marsterswrote on his Instagram.
“Michelle was fiercely intelligent, howlingly funny, and a very talented person.
She died much too young, and leaves behind scores of people who knew and loved her.”
Her death in season 6 results in Willow’s dark spiral.
In 2024, she appeared in Jane Schoenbrun’s haunting filmI Saw the TV Glow.
Dushku’s Faith later found a bit of redemption in seasons 1, 2, and 4 ofAngel.
CBS eventually paid Dushku $9.5 million in a settlement.
Dushku has been married to businessman Peter Palandjian since 2018.
They have two sons.
