In some huge news coming out of San Diego Comic-Con, it has been announced that Joss Whedon is set to reboot the beloved supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The reboot, which will be shopped to streaming and cable networks this summer, has tapped Midnight, Texas creator Monica Oweusu-Breen as creator and showrunner for the new iteration.
Whedon is set to serve as executive producer on the new series alongside Owusu-Breen and the original series’ executive producers Gail Berman, Fran Kazui and Kaz Kazui.
The new show will reportedly revolve around an African American slayer, with the producers stating that: “Like our world, it will be richly diverse, and like the original, some aspects of the series could be seen as metaphors for issues facing us all today.”
Orginally a 1992 feature penned by Whedon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer proved to be a huge hit when it transitioned to the small screen, with Sarah Michelle Gellar taking on the title role for seven seasons between 1997 and 2003.
