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Dolly Parton — Who Produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer (!) — Hinted at a Series Reboot
Parton, who also produced Angel, discussed the possibility in a recent interview with Business Insider.
Be still, our nerdy queer hearts! Rumors of a potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot have made the rounds for years, and according to the show’s no-longer-secret producer Dolly Parton, that possibility is still on the table.
“They’re still working on that,” Parton revealed during a recent interview with Business Insider, although she didn’t specify which exact Buffy creatives she was referencing. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.”
This certainly isn’t the first time that Hollywood has considered heading back to Sunnydale. In 2009, filmmaker Fran Rubel Kuzui (a Buffy executive producer) attempted to resurrect Buffy with a new film that never came to fruition. More recently, original series creator Joss Whedon worked with Monica Owusu-Breen on a potential Buffy reboot featuring a Black lead in 2018.
Meanwhile, the original Buffy characters’ stories have since continued in comic book form, as well as via the 2023 audiobook Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, co-written and directed by Amber Benson (a.k.a. Tara Maclay, one true love of fellow witch and lesbian icon Willow Rosenberg). The audio story takes place a decade after the events of the original show and stars several returning cast members, including Benson, James Marsters, and Anthony Head.
Parton, who also produced Angel, discussed the possibility in a recent interview with Business Insider.
Be still, our nerdy queer hearts! Rumors of a potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot have made the rounds for years, and according to the show’s no-longer-secret producer Dolly Parton, that possibility is still on the table.
“They’re still working on that,” Parton revealed during a recent interview with Business Insider, although she didn’t specify which exact Buffy creatives she was referencing. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.”
This certainly isn’t the first time that Hollywood has considered heading back to Sunnydale. In 2009, filmmaker Fran Rubel Kuzui (a Buffy executive producer) attempted to resurrect Buffy with a new film that never came to fruition. More recently, original series creator Joss Whedon worked with Monica Owusu-Breen on a potential Buffy reboot featuring a Black lead in 2018.
Meanwhile, the original Buffy characters’ stories have since continued in comic book form, as well as via the 2023 audiobook Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, co-written and directed by Amber Benson (a.k.a. Tara Maclay, one true love of fellow witch and lesbian icon Willow Rosenberg). The audio story takes place a decade after the events of the original show and stars several returning cast members, including Benson, James Marsters, and Anthony Head.
