Disney Is Laying The Perfect Groundwork For Its Buffy Reboot
Disney is laying the perfect groundwork for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot or relaunch. Buffy the Vampire Slayer's legacy is a strange and confused one. The show undeniably had a massive cultural impact, and it's impossible to imagine modern pop culture without the influence of Buffy and her Scooby Gang. Sadly, the last few years have forced a reappraisal of this impact, largely in light of accusations of misconduct by Joss Whedon. As dearly loved as Buffy the Vampire Slayer may be, its production was clearly troubled and painful, and behind-the-scenes drama has left a lot of scars.
This perhaps explains why Disney has been slow to reboot or relaunch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. An impending relaunch was first announced back in 2018, with Monica Owusu-Breen (Midnight, Texas) attached as showrunner. There's been no news since then, even after Disney acquired the rights to Buffy when they purchased the bulk of Fox's film and TV empire. The House of Mouse is already attempting to make the most of their new assets, but at first glance they seem to have decided it's time to give the Slayer a rest.
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That first glance would be misleading, however. Rather than focus on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a TV franchise, Disney instead seem to be focusing on developing it through transmedia. The comic book license is currently held by Boom! Studios, and they've introduced Buffy's multiverse — the "Slayerverse" — as a way to tell original stories. Meanwhile, the last few years have seen two new Slayers make their debuts in excellent novels by Kiersten White and Kendare Blake; both spin out of the events of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, weaving alternate
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