Last year we got a brand new Buffy The Vampire Slayer story thanks to the podcast series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, which was actually really good! The series consisted of nine episodes, and it brought back several fan-favorite characters from the TV series.
The Audio Original was written by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden, and it was a success! But, despite that success, Disney canceled the series, and no reason was given as to why they didn’t want to renew it for a second season.
Golden shared the news on X, Saying: “Hugely disappointed to share that, despite its enormous success, Disney has refused to allow Audible to proceed with future seasons of SLAYERS: A BUFFYVERSE STORY. To my knowledge, they have provided no explanation. Working with this cast, the production team, and the folks at Audible UK–and seeing the joy in the fan community–has been one of the happiest experiences of my career. I’m sorry we won’t be able to continue on, but I’m so glad we were able to bring these characters back to you.”
It’s ridiculous that Disney canceled the series with no explanation. While there have been attempts to revive the series, nothing has moved forward. This podcast actually managed to bring the story back in a way that fans enjoyed.
The Slayers story “begins as Spike has gone deep undercover in Los Angeles, convincing the forces of darkness that he’s back to his evil ways. But when his cover is compromised by 16-year-old Indira Nunnally (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 (Sarah Michelle Gellar) never existed, and Cordelia Chase is the one-and-only Slayer. And Cordelia needs Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world… his old flame, Drusilla (Landau).”
The cast included Spike (James Marsters), Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter), Tara Maclay (Amber Benson), Anya Jenkins (Emma Caulfield), Drusilla (Juliet Landau), Rupert Giles (Anthony Head), and more.
Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is available now on Audible. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is currently streaming on Hulu.
