There's no denying that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series influenced future generations of storytellers, including Monica Owusu-Breen, who is currently working on the script for the recently announced Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, a project she would also serve as showrunner for if it's greenlit to series. While there is still a lot that has yet to be revealed about the reboot, Owusu-Bree shared some insights on introducing a new slayer while still respecting the beloved characters from the original series.
On Twitter, Owusu-Breen commented on her fondness for the characters from the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series and teased the introduction of a new Chosen One:
— monicaowusubreen (@monicabreen) July 26, 2018
Multiple sources, including The Hollywood Reporter, recently shared that a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series is in development at 20th Century Fox Television.
Joss Whedon, who wrote the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie and created the TV series of the same name that followed several years later, is on board the new series (being referred to as a reboot) as an executive producer, and he's also collaborating on the script with Monica Owusu-Breen (Midnight, Texas, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), who will be the showrunner of the potential series.
Cast members for the new show have yet to be announced, but THR reveals that the script will feature a black actress in the lead role (the main character Buffy Summers was played by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the original series and Kristy Swanson in the film version).
According to THR, the new series "will be contemporary and build on the mythology of the original. Like today's world, the new Buffy will be richly diverse, with some aspects of the series, like the flagship, seen as metaphors for issues facing society today."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie producers Gail Berman, Joe Earley, Fran Kazui, and Kaz Kazui are all on board to produce the new series, which does not yet have a network to call home (although it will reportedly be presented to streaming and cable platforms later this summer).
The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer series aired from 1997–2003 and followed the eponymous high school (and eventually college) student and her friends as they battled bloodsuckers (and other creepy creatures), will be involved in the new take.
We'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, are you excited to see a new spin on Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
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