‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Adds Five New Cast Members

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The ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot pilot at Hulu is rounding out its main cast. According to a new report from Variety, five actors have been added to the roster.

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The new cast members are Sarah Bock (“Severance,” “Bruiser”) as Gracie, Jack Cutmore-Scott (“Frasier,” “Tenet”) as Mr. Burke, Ava Jean (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Love Kills”) as Larkin, Faly Rakotohavana (“Nightmare Cinema,” “The Mick”) as Hugo, and Daniel di Tomasso (“Witches of East End,” “Major Crimes”) as Abe.

One interesting thing of note is how some of the character names line-up with an early, and supposedly debunked, report.

It was previously reported that the Slayer’s name in the reboot would be Nova and she would have a pair of friends: Hugo and Gracie.

Hugo was described as an “out and proud” nerd from a wealthy family, while Gracie was described as an acolyte of Gellar’s Buffy. However, Gellar later debunked these reports, calling them “fake.”

However, according to the new story from Variety, Sarah Bock’s characters is named Gracie, while Faly Rakotohavana will be playing a character named Hugo.

These five additions to the cast represent the first casting news for the “Buffy” reboot since it was announced Ryan Kiera Armstrong had been tapped to play the new Slayer in May.

Sarah Michelle Gellar announced Armstrong had been cast through a video on Instagram, and captioned the video with “I want to introduce you to @ryankarmstrong From the moment I saw Ryan’s audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side. To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room. Welcome to #NewSunnydale #btvs.”

There’s also been a good deal of speculation about who else from the original series might return for the “Buffy” reboot. That speculation only intensified in June when Gellar was quoted saying she wanted to bring back dead characters.

“It will be lighter than the last few seasons of the original,” Gellar said. “We will try to find a balance between new and old characters. My dream is to bring back everyone who has died, but space will have to be made for new stories as well.”

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