Huge Buffy The Vampire Slayer Questions Won't Be Answered Now (& It's Very Disappointing)

By Sarah Little

Published Feb 22, 2024

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Summary

Disney's refusal to allow Audible to continue with season 2 of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story leaves crucial Buffy storyline questions unanswered.
Slayers: A Buffyverse Story ended with intriguing cliffhangers surrounding Spike, Angel, Giles, and Willow.
The cancelation of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is disappointing as the audio series was considered the best Buffy story in years.

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The audio series revolved around Spike, who found himself in an alternate reality where Buffy Summers never existed, and Cordelia Chase was the only Slayer. While the first set of episodes were exciting and entertaining, it appears as though another season of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story isn't in the cards. Co-writer Christopher Golden wrote on Buffy the Vampire Slayer questions will go unanswered.

Slayers Season 2 Not Happening Means Huge Buffy Questions Won't Be Answered

What happens next to Spike, Angel, Giles, and Willow?

The final episode of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story failed to wrap up every storyline and give listeners complete closure. However, its lack of closure makes sense if the writers and producers believed they would get a second season. Sadly, for one reason or another, Disney, which obtained the rights to Buffy the Vampire Slayer after buying 21st Century Fox in 2019, has declined to continue the audio series on Audible. The reasoning behind the audiobook's cancelation is unclear, but the one disheartening certainty is that fans may never get answers to several significant questions following the season 1 finale.

Spike became the King of Vampires; Drusilla mentioned Angelus in the alternate reality; Drusilla turned Giles into a vampire; and Drusilla held Willow as her prisoner.

During the last episode of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, Spike became the King of Vampires; Drusilla mentioned Angelus in the alternate reality; Drusilla turned Giles into a vampire; and Drusilla held Willow as her prisoner. These teases perfectly set up numerous intriguing storylines in a potential season 2. But now that Disney isn't producing more episodes of the audio series, fans may never know what happens next to these characters in this alternate reality in the Buffyverse.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kristin Ramsey in Wolf Pack and Gellar as Buffy with Anthony Head as Giles and Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Why It's So Disappointing Slayers Season 2 Won't Happen

Slayers was the best Buffy story in years.

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 cast looking down at the camera

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story was the perfect modern addition to the franchise, and that is why it's so upsetting to learn that it won't continue. The Audible series was an exciting return to the Buffyverse, especially since several original cast were involved with the project. Ultimately, season 2 had a lot of potential following the events of the season 1 finale. But now, the writers and producers won't get to answer any of the posed questions unless the heavily rumored Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival comes to fruition.

All seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer are available to stream on Hulu; Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is available exclusively on Audible.