PEOPLE confirmed that a 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' was in the works more than two decades after the show took its final bow Sarah Michelle Gellar says the rumors are true! Shortly after news broke that a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot was nearing a pilot order at Hulu,

Sarah Michelle Gellar is reacting to news that a new "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series could be returning to television. Just days after "Good Morning America" learned that a sequel series was nearing a pilot order at Hulu with Gellar returning, Gellar herself is now speaking out.

The actress weighed in after news broke that a 'Buffy' project is in the works on Hulu, saying it will only happen 'if we know we can do it right'

"Thank you to all the fans who never stopped asking for this. This will be for you," Gellar said of the revival.

The sequel series has yet to be given a pilot order from Hulu, but Deadline reports the streamer is likely to move forward with the pilot, which will directed by Nomadland ’s Chloé Zhao and written by Poker Face ’s Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed reports that Hulu is developing a follow-up series to the WB/UPN classic. The show will be directed by Nomadland's Chloé Zhao, with Gellar also slated to return in some capacity in her old role.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had her breakthrough as Buffy Summers, is hoping to bring the universe back to the screen. In a new social media post, the actress has shared a positive update for a sequel series at Hulu, under the direction of Chloé Zhao. She goes into detail to explain how this project came about. Here's what she says,

Despite being adamantly against a 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' reboot for years, Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed she's in talks for a revival

Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting a Hulu pilot order. Chloé Zhao will direct, Nora & Lilla Zuckerman wrote it.