The actor said she wouldn’t make the show unless she was sure they would get it right, adding, “I will tell you that we are on the path there.”

A follow-up series is nearing a pilot order from Hulu, with Sarah Michelle Gellar expected to star, reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers, sources said. Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, a self-professed lifelong Buffy fan, is set to direct the pilot, written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman ( Poker Face ).