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Buffy turns 30

On March 10, 1997 the first episode aired on The WB. Three decades, 254 episodes of Buffy and Angel, comics, novels, an audio drama and a cancelled revival later, the Slayer from Sunnydale is more alive than ever.

Buffy turns 30 on March 10, 2027.

Three decades at a glance

31.07.1992The film “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” starring Kristy Swanson opens in US cinemas. Joss Whedon is unhappy with the result.
10.03.1997The series premieres on The WB with the double episode “Welcome to the Hellmouth” and “The Harvest”.more →
09.10.1998Buffy premieres on German television.
05.10.1999Angel gets his own series and moves to Los Angeles.more →
06.11.2001“Once More, with Feeling”: the musical episode airs on the show’s new network, UPN.more →
20.09.2002Joss Whedon’s Firefly premieres on Fox – and is cancelled after eleven aired episodes.more →
20.05.2003The series finale “Chosen”: Sunnydale sinks into a crater.more →
19.05.2004Angel ends with “Not Fade Away”.more →
2005The film “Serenity” continues Firefly.more →
2007Buffy Season 8 is published as a Dark Horse comic – the official continuation.more →
2019BOOM! Studios relaunches the comics, set in the present day.more →
12.10.2023The audio drama “Slayers: A Buffyverse Story” is released on Audible.more →
2025Hulu has a pilot shot for a sequel series: “New Sunnydale”, directed by Chloé Zhao, with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
14.03.2026Sarah Michelle Gellar announces that Hulu will not order “New Sunnydale” to series.
March 2026Nathan Fillion announces an animated Firefly series.more →
20.03.2026Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris, dies at 54.
Juni 2026Anthony Head, who played Rupert Giles, dies at 72.
2027New Buffy and Angel comics by Kelly Thompson are announced at Dynamite.
10.03.2027Buffy turns 30.

In memoriam

Cast members from Buffy, Angel and Firefly who have passed away.

  • Anthony HeadRupert Giles · June 2026
  • Nicholas BrendonXander Harris · March 2026
  • Harris YulinQuentin Travers · June 2025
  • Michelle TrachtenbergDawn Summers · February 2025
  • Camden ToyGentleman · December 2023
  • Gerry BeckerNathan Reed · April 2019
  • Ron GlassShepherd Derrial Book · November 2016
  • Robin SachsEthan Rayne · February 2013
  • Andy HallettLorne · March 2009
  • Glenn QuinnAllen Francis Doyle · December 2002

Based on TVMaze; main cast and actors with at least three guest appearances.

For the anniversary

Our picks for an anniversary rewatch.

Rewatch guide

The essential episodes of every season.

Buffy and Angel together

Every episode from 1999 in the right order.

Who talks the most?

Statistics from every script.

The Buffy lexicon

Creatures, places, terms and slayer slang.

Filming locations

Where Sunnydale really is.

Quotes

The best lines to listen to.