Buffy the Vampire Slayer (reboot)

This article is about the reboot, for the original series see Buffy the Vampire Slayer.''

On July 20, 2018, it was announced that 20th Century Fox Television has begun development on a rebooted version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Monica Breen (who works alongside Joss Whedon on ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) hired to pen the adaptation and serve as a showrunner. Whedon will be an executive producer of the series, working alongside Breen on the pilot script, with Gail Berman, Joe Earley, Fran Kazui, and Kaz Kazui serving as additional executive producers.

Casting for the central role of Buffy Summers has yet to be determined, but the producers intend to hire a black actress to step into the iconic role. The new version of the series is expected to be contemporary and build on the mythology of the original, while also being richly diverse.

The decision to reboot Buffy comes a few months after Fox and 20th TV chairman and CEO Gary Newman hinted that the title could soon find itself into the studio's development pipeline. "[Buffy] is probably our most ripe show for a remake, it's something we talk about frequently," he said in March, noting that the choice to do so ultimately was up to Whedon.