The team behind the now-canceled Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot was told by Hulu that their pilot was too youth-focused, too "small" and featured a lack of Sarah Michelle Gellar herself as Buffy, according to a new report.

Chloé Zhao, involved in the Buffy revival as both director and executive producer, told Variety on the Oscars red carpet that she was "not surprised" by the news. "Things happen for a reason, and we keep our hearts open, and we welcome the mystery. And what this might lead us to," Zhao cryptically added.

Buffy' reboot star Ryan Kiera Armstrong thanked her fans on social media after Hulu axed the fresh take on the cult hit TV show.

The Supernatural and Eureka actor explains how the showrunners gauged her interest in joining the Buffy sequel series, and why it matters to her.

I think the main reason I’m not heartbroken is that I can’t help but think the new show might not have been an honest reflection of the original.

It has been a very rough time to be a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the last year, Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Buffy’s sister, tragically died. Last week, Hulu officially killed the TV

But on Tuesday, Deadline broke the news that Erwich was the unnamed Disney executive being called out when, in response to the news that Hulu had passed on the planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot,