is back, with getting together once more to take down the vampires, demons, and the occasional giant praying manti.
It’s been two decades since Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, and her pals disappeared off our screens, and now we can have that long-awaited catchup.
This is going to be just like seeing an old friend for wine, but better.
The new series will seetaking the lead role, and he’ll be joined by a bunch of familiar faces that longtime fans will be happy to see again.
Joining Spike are Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter), Rupert Giles (Anthony Head), Anya Jenkins (Emma Caulfield Ford), and Tara Maclay (Amber Benson, who has also co-written the spin-off).
Drusilla (Juliet Landau), Jonathan Levinson (Danny Strong), and Clem (James Charles Leary) are also back to cause havoc.
The spin-off, Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, will also be different from the original in that it is audio-only and will be set 10 years after the TV finale.
‘Since then, Spike has gone deep undercover in Los Angeles, convincing the forces of darkness that he’s back to his evil ways,’ the description teases.
Of course, nothing is ever straightforward and things go wrong quickly.
‘When his cover is compromised by 16-year-old Indira Nunnally (Laya DeLeon Hayes), Spike finds himself on baby-slayer-sitting duty once more.
‘While he attempts to track down a watcher for his eager new protégé, their paths collide with the veteran Slayer of a parallel reality where Buffy Summers never existed…a reality where Cordelia Chase is the one-and-only Slayer.
‘She needs Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world…his old flame, Drusilla.’
James, 61, is happy to be back on board and reunited with his former colleagues on the new project.
‘I’m ecstatic to be back with my dear friends for this next chapter in the Buffyverse, as we take listeners on a familiar but unexpected journey chock full of horror, passion and mischief,’ he shared.
‘I’m excited for old and new fans to experience this beloved world of vampire slaying like never before, brought to life through immersive audio storytelling.’
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is available to stream on Amazon Prime TV. Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is set to premiere October 12
