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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Casts its New Lead Slayer

Sarah Michelle Gellar will also be returning to reprise her iconic role.

Hulu’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has found its new lead slayer in actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong. The 15-year-old will be starring opposite Buffy Summers herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar, who is slated to reprise her original role in the new series and executive produce. Armstrong will be playing an awkward high-school student who’s also a slayer, according to Deadline. Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao will also be directing the reboot’s pilot, with Nora and Lilla Zuckerman serving as writers, the outlet adds. “From the moment I saw Ryan’s audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side,” Gellar wrote on Instagram Thursday alongside a video of her breaking the casting news to Armstrong. “To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room.” Armstrong’s television resume includes Netflix’s Anne with an E and Disney+’s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew where she starred opposite Jude Law.