Buffy Fans Protest at Hulu Office After Disney Cancels Vampire Slayer Reboot
Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer are protesting outside Hulu's office, demanding the streaming service bring back a canceled reboot of the hit 90s vampire show. Disney pulled the plug on the Sarah Michelle Gellar project about a month ago.
Angry Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans are picketing Hulu's office building, demanding the network revive a canceled reboot of the beloved vampire show. Disney shut down the project about a month ago, but fans are still making their frustration clear.
The planned show wasn't actually a full reboot. Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Buffy in the original 1997-2003 series, said it would be a sequel series with new characters and some cameos from the original cast. Director Chloe Zhao was attached to the project.
Gellar publicly slammed Disney executives for canceling the show. She pointed fingers at specific Disney leadership for killing the project, though exact reasons for the cancellation haven't been revealed.
The original Buffy series ran for seven seasons and became a cult classic, spawning comics, books and a devoted fanbase. Fans on social media expressed devastation when the sequel series was scrapped.
The protest shows how passionate fan communities can pressure major streaming companies to change their programming decisions. With streaming wars heating up, fan campaigns could influence which shows get made or saved.
Watch for Disney or Hulu to respond to the fan pressure and whether other networks might pick up the project.
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