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"It was not intended to sound coded in any kind of way," Carpenter adds of the cheeky title of her "Buffy" rewatch podcast.

Charisma Carpenter addresses speculation she will reprise Cordelia Chase role in Buffy reboot

"It was not intended to sound coded in any kind of way," Carpenter adds of the cheeky title of her "Buffy" rewatch podcast.

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Published on August 18, 2025 01:12PM EDT

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Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'; Charisma Carpenter in 2023. Credit:

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Charisma Carpenter is clearing up some rumors swirling about whether she'll return to the Hellmouth in the upcoming *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* sequel series.

"Hey, I get asked this a lot: 'Are you doing the reboot?' And I thought I would address it," Carpenter said in a TikTok video posted on Monday. "I am not in the reboot. I am not in the pilot. I don't even know if the show has been picked up to go to series. I assume it will be."

Charisma Carpenter on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.

20th Century Fox Film Corp/Courtesy Everett

Carpenter's Cordelia Chase was an original member of the *Buffy *cast when it began its seven-season run (first on the WB, and then the final two seasons aired on UPN). The character left the series in season to crossover to the show's spinoff, *Angel*, which offered a darker and more mature take on *Buffy's* formula. Both shows were created by Joss Whedon, who has no involvement in the new revival.

Carpenter also addressed speculation that the launch of her new *Buffy* rewatch podcast, titled *The Bitch Is Back*, was a cheeky hint at a return to the *Buffy*verse.

"It was not intended to sound coded in any kind of way, alluding to the fact that I was admitting to being in the reboot," she added. "People were also then commenting, 'Oh is this... Are you saying?' like it was an easter egg à la Taylor Swift. Not at all."

She concluded, "I have not had a conversation with any of the powers that be to include Cordelia at this point."

Fans have been hoping for Carpenter to make a return in the sequel series being spearheaded by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman (*Poker Face*, *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, *Suits*), and Oscar winner Chloé Zhao (*Nomadland*, *Eternals*), since she voiced a desire to be part of the production.

"I am so excited for fans, and I know it will be fantastic because of who's involved," Carpenter told IGN in July. "To see this actually happen for the fans makes me thrilled. I am so hopeful to be included, for Cordelia to be a part of this new iteration."**

Gellar inspired Carpenter's comments after she revealed that one of her hopes for the series now in development at Hulu from 20th Television and Searchlight TV is to "bring back everyone who has died."

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Carpenter's Coredia met an unsatisfying end during her tenure on *Angel*, after being possessed and impregnated by the deity Jasmine, then unceremoniously left in a coma. The actress left *Angel* after being written out during that season, only to be killed in a one-off guest spot for the show's 100th episode.

"I don't know really what to make of it," Carpenter told IGN on Cordelia's eligibility to make a return in the upcoming revival series. "I'm sure there are caveats — Cordelia died on *Angel*, not on *Buffy.* I don't know what that means for Cordelia specifically, but I'm hopeful that it includes Cordelia, obviously. It would be a dream to be included, and it would just be so poetic for that to occur, and for it to occur with this group."

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.

20th Century Fox Film Corp; Courtesy Everett

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She continued, "These writers are wildly creative, I'm sure they could figure it out if they wanted to, if it was a fan thing, where if there was a thirst or craving or need for Cordelia to be there, I'm sure with one hell of a creative team they have leading the writers room, it would be possible.

"[Cordelia] was built up so big, she'd grown so much, she'd had this remarkable journey, and for her to go out the way that she did just felt so unjust," she added.

Sarah Michelle Gellar; Ryan Kiera Armstrong.

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As of publication, no former *Buffy *or *Angel *stars, aside from Gellar, are reprising their roles in the upcoming series.

The *Buffy* revival will star Ryan Kiera Armstrong — best known for roles in the film *Firestarter *and *Star Wars* series *Skeleton Crew* — as a new slayer, alongside Gellar's original slayer. Additional details about the 15-year-old's role are still under wraps.

Gellar's new series does not yet have a release date, and she and Armstrong remain the only two actors who have officially been cast on the show.**

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