Gellar, Boreanaz Reunite at Emmys Amid Buffy Cast Losses — SkimNews
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- Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz presented Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at Monday's Emmys, reuniting on stage as Buffy the Vampire Slayer approaches its 30th anniversary in March
- Boreanaz said he always believed Buffy and Angel would end up together despite Angel being a 241-year-old vampire, prompting an on-stage comparison to the film May December
- Gellar responded to the romance speculation with "I guess we'll never find out," reflecting the franchise's uncertain future
- Hulu earlier this year declined to proceed with its pilot for Buffy: New Sunnydale, which was to be directed by Chloe Zhao from a script by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman
- The cast has lost three members in the span of a single year — Michelle Trachtenberg (February 2025), Nicholas Brendon (March 2025), and Anthony Head (June 2025) — prompting Gellar's onstage acknowledgment of a "tough two years" for the crew
- Matthew Rhys won the award the pair presented for his role in The Beast In Me, while Boreanaz is set to take over from James Garner in NBC's Rockford Files reboot arriving in January
Why it matters: The reunion marks an inflection point for the franchise: with the reboot dead at Hulu and three original cast members deceased within one calendar year, Gellar and Boreanaz have become the visible torch-passers for a 30-year-old series whose surviving ensemble is shrinking fast. Boreanaz's pivot to a network detective reboot underscores where the franchise's stars are being redirected as Buffy's future stays unresolved.
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