After years of insisting she never wanted to play Buffy again, it looks like Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting back into the slaying business after all.PerDeadline, Hulu is nearing an order for a pilot of aBuffy the VampireSlayerrevival, with Gellar expected to star. They report that Chloe Zhao, director ofNomadland and MarvelsEternals will direct the pilot for the new show. They also claim that Hulu has high expectations for the project going to series and that appearances from otherBuffy stars of the past is considered likely.They also claimBuffyfranchise creator Joss Whedon is not involved in the new show, following various allegations of misconduct a few years ago.The cast of Buffy The Vampire SlayerNBCloading...READ MORE: The Worst TV Revivals EverWhedon originallywroteBuffy as a feature film, with Kristy Swanson in the title role. Although the film was not a massive success, Whedon was able to turn the concept into a TV show which became one of the mediums defining cult hits of the late 90s and early 2000s. TheBuffy TV series, now with Gellar in the lead, aired seven seasons on The WB Network and UPN; a spinoff series for Buffys doomed vampire love interest Angel lasted for five seasons on The WB, ending in 2004.AfterAngel went off the air, Whedon and a variety of other characters have built out the Buffyverse with a variety of novels and comic books. But there hasnt been a properBuffy show in 20 years.Gellar has long maintained shes not interested in doing moreBuffy.As recently, uh, two weeks ago, shequipped shed need a lot of plastic surgery to play the part again, while adding that she washappy with how we ended things with Buffy.Notthathappy, it seems, because now Gellar is poised to pick up her stake for the first time in two decades.Get our free mobile appClassic TV Shows With 24/7 Streaming ChannelsWant to watch vintage television series for free? All of these shows are streaming on their own 24/7 channels on Pluto TV.