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Charisma Carpenter Confirms No Return for Buffy Reboot

8/17/2025

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Charisma Carpenter will not reprise her role as Cordelia Chase in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot.
She clarified her absence from the pilot in a TikTok video and addressed misconceptions about her podcast.
The reboot, directed by Chloé Zhao, has received a pilot order from Hulu and will feature a new cast.

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Story summary

Charisma Carpenter will not reprise her role as Cordelia Chase in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot.
She clarified her absence from the pilot in a TikTok video and addressed misconceptions about her podcast.
The reboot, directed by Chloé Zhao, has received a pilot order from Hulu and will feature a new cast.