Buffy's New Slayer Story Shows Just How Easy A Disney Reboot Would Be
Kendare Blake's latest Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel, «In Every Generation,» shows just how easy it would be for Disney to reboot the franchise. The reboot/revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was announced in 2018; at the time, there were reports the revival series would put diversity first and deal with real modern-day issues, with the studio reportedly looking for a Black lead actress. Monica Owusu-Breen (Midnight, Texas) was attached to the relaunch as showrunner, and she implied the new show would be a sequel series with a new Slayer — more of a relaunch than a reboot.
There's been no news about the reboot since 2018. Disney acquired the rights to the franchise along with the bulk of Fox's film and TV empire, meaning any reboot or relaunch will be made by the House of Mouse. For now, rather than focusing on a Buffy revival, Disney seems to be relaunching the franchise in a series of novels, each of which explores a different potential future and introduces a new Slayer. The latest, by New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake, is set decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, and it shows just how easy it would be to do a relaunch.
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The idea of legacy is baked into Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After all, the core concept is that every generation has its own Slayer, a Chosen One who will stand against vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness. It's true that Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7 subverted this when Willow used magic to activate all the potential Slayers so she could build an army against the First Evil — but Blake's novel points out this is a temporary state. New potentials would continue to be born after the
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