Sarah Michelle Gellar Reboots Buffy the Vampire Slayer 22 Years Later, Joining a Growing Trend of TV Comebacks

Savvy Sarah Michelle Gellar has confirmed she is again sinking her fangs into her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer — 22 years after the spooky TV drama went off the air — making her the latest in a conga line of actors looking to cash in on their former glories by reviving their biggest hits!

The Buffy reboot comes on the heels of former One Tree Hill stars Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton developing a revival of their coming-of-age series, now as middle-agers, while a reboot of the hospital comedy Scrubs is in the works with show alums Zach Braff, John C. McGinley, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke ALSO lining up on the runway!

Meanwhile, Eva Longoria has campaigned for a return to Wisteria Lane for her 2000s hit Desperate Housewives, and Julie Bowen has said she’s dying to reprise her role as Claire Dunphy with a Modern Family return.

Veteran Hollywood publicist Tommy L. Garrett tells The National ENQUIRER there are plenty of good reasons for stars to go back to the roles that made them household names — and not just for the bucks!

“Many of the actors have found their careers slowing down and look back at their former hit TV shows as the highlight of their careers,” says Garrett.

“And studios have seen some success with the Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That …, and the Full House restart, Fuller House. So they want in on it!”

Still, for every success, such as the Roseanne sitcom reboot The Connors, there are also such flops as the Frasier comeback, which was recently canceled after two little-watched, critically panned seasons.

“Some of these stars have found that you can’t go home again!” sighs Garrett.