Sarah Michelle Gellar is grabbing her stakes and gearing up for an all-new Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series, a direct continuation of the cult favourite series that originally aired in 1997 and ran until 2003,

A sequel series to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning appears to be nearing a pilot order at Hulu.

A pilot for a new, untitled 'Buffy' project is in the works at Hulu, PEOPLE can confirm Scoobies, grab your stakes — Buffy’s back! Over two decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s final bow, a new chapter in the Buffyverse is officially in the works with the slayer herself,