'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Star Breaks Silence on Canceled Hulu Sequel

Published Aug 26, 2026, 8:51 AM EDT The Buffy actor tells Polygon he was 'disappointed' when Hulu canceled its New Sunnydale revival Seth Green says there are still more Buffy the Vampire Slayer stories to tell Image: 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Sign in to your Polygon.com account It's been a tough year for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans. In March, Buffy Summers herself (Sarah Michelle Gellar) broke the news that a planned series revival starring a new slayer (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and featuring Gellar in a supporting role had been canceled. A pilot episode for the Hulu series, titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, had already been filmed by showrunner Chloé Zhao (Hamnet, Nomadland, The Eternals) when the streamer pulled the plug on the entire thing, rather than attempt to reshoot or rewrite the first episode. Five months later, we still don't know exactly what went wrong or who (if anyone) is to blame. It's possible we never will. So when I recently interviewed Seth Green, who played the slacker/werewolf Oz across several seasons of Buffy, I wanted to ask how he felt about the entire New Sunnydale ordeal. The main focus of the interview was a new special episode of the stop-motion series Robot Chicken from Green and co-creator Matthew Senreich celebrating the 25th anniversary of Adult Swim. We'll have much more about that special very soon on Polygon, but as a longtime Buffy fan, I think Green's comments on the cancellation are worth sharing in their own article. So what does Green know about New Sunnydale? Not much, though what he had heard was encouraging. "I know they shot a pilot," Green tells Polygon. "I know that Sarah [Michelle Gellar] was excited about it, which tells me that there's a lot of good stuff going on in it. And I was definitely disappointed to hear that it was being abandoned, rather than made perfect for the fans." However, Green has plenty more to say about both the past and future of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Why Buffy remains relevant Image: Richard Cartwright/20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Green points to Buffy's continued popularity, more than two decades after the series finale aired in 2003, as clear evidence that there's an appetite for some sort of revival. Not only does the fandom still exist, but a new show could bring it together like never before. "There remains an enormous opportunity for both a new generation and legacy parents to enjoy these stories together," he says. "That's the biggest thing I saw from Buffy. As soon as it hit DVD, parents were sharing it with their kids." He also notes that the series remains a great companion for teenagers who may be struggling through adolescence, thanks to the way Buffy used vampires and various monsters as a metaphor for dating, high school, and many of the other issues facing young people at that age. "This show is such a good shepherd through that time," he says. Green concludes: "I think there are still plenty of stories to tell. I was definitely disappointed to hear they weren't going to go forward with it." Catch up on Polygon's Shelf Quest