Seth Green Says He Was Never in Talks to Appear in Canceled “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Reboot
Seth Green Says He Was Never in Talks to Appear in Canceled “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Reboot
Raven BrunnerSun, September 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC
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Seth Green attends the red carpet for the opening night of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal CityWalk on Sept. 3, 2026.Credit: Kayla DeLaura/Getty -
Seth Green said he was never in talks to star in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot
“If they wrote an Oz story, I’d love to see where Oz is right now,” he said
Sarah Michelle Gellar was set to reprise her titular role and executive produce a Hulu reboot that was later canceled
Seth Green is opening up about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot.
The 52-year-old actor said in the Sept. 8 episode of The McBride Rewind podcast that he was never in talks to reprise his role as Oz in the canceled reboot of Joss Whedon‘s hit show.
“I was not part of those talks,” he shared in the episode.
Although Green wasn’t invited to return as an actor, he said Sarah Michelle Gellar invited him to participate in an early reading for executives.
All said, the Austin Powers star is open to bringing his character back. “If they wrote an Oz story, I’d love to see where Oz is right now,” he said.
Seth Green and Sarah Michelle Gellar in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’Credit: 99 JOHN FAGERNESS/Online USA/Getty
PEOPLE confirmed in February 2025 that Gellar would reprise her titular role of Buffy Summers and executive produce a Hulu reboot focused on a brand-new slayer. The show, titled New Sunnydale, enlisted Chloé Zhao as director and Nora and Lilla Zuckerman as showrunners.
About a year later, however, Gellar said the project was no longer moving forward.
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“I am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me. Unfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy: New Sunnydale,” she said in an Instagram video.
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Gellar later told PEOPLE that the cancellation was a surprise. “We had an executive on our show who was not only not a fan of the original, [but] was proud to constantly remind us that they had never seen the entirety of the series and how it wasn’t for them,” she said.
On the podcast, Green said he feels hopeful that the planned show will “figure out a path forward.”
“It’s clear to see that there’s an opportunity for that show, that there’s a big audience for something that could work. It’s silly to throw the baby out with the bathwater just because your pilot didn’t come in the way you like. It’s okay to do a little extra development to get what you like,” he said.
Last month, the Robot Chicken creator told 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.”
He also commented on its passionate fanbase, saying, “There remains an enormous opportunity for both a new generation and legacy parents to enjoy these stories together. That’s the biggest thing I saw from Buffy. As soon as it hit DVD, parents were sharing it with their kids.”
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