
It’s disappointing for fans that the planned Buffy reboot, which Chloé Zhao was going to direct, won’t happen on Hulu, but it’s common for TV networks to cancel promising reboots. HBO Max, for instance, canceled The Boondocks reboot in 2022, even after ordering two seasons, and Disney+ scrapped the Lizzie McGuire revival in 2020, despite filming two episodes. Hulu had only ordered a pilot for Buffy, which is standard practice – networks create pilots to decide whether to move forward with a full season. Even HBO, known for supporting creative projects, regularly declines pilots, even expensive ones based on popular franchises, as Naomi Watts and George R.R. Martin can attest. Pilots failing to get picked up is simply a normal part of the TV industry.