Armstrong has been cast in a lead role in the pilot opposite returning star Sarah Michelle Gellar. The pilot was originally announced at Hulu back in February. Exact plot details are under wraps, but sources previously said the pilot will focus on a new slayer with Gellar appearing in a recurring role as Buffy.

Searchlight and Hulu's Buffy the Vampire Slayer sequel series has cast its lead, with Skeleton Crew star Ryan Kiera Armstrong set to play the new

As we’re told in the opening credits of the early Buffy episodes, in every generation there’s a chosen one. The reboot has officially found theirs. Ryan Kiera Armstrong will star opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the untitled Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot,