‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Joining Fuse's Lineup Starting October 1

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Series marks 25th anniversary

Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz in 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' (Image credit: 20th Century Fox)

The iconic series Buffy The Vampire Slayer will appear on Fuse starting October 1.

Fuse, a Latino owned media company aimed at younger viewers, obtained rights to the series through a licensing deal with Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution that covers all seven seasons of Buffy, which marks its 25th anniversary on Thursday.

Buffy originally ran from 1997 to 2003 on the WEB and UPN and embodied the empowerment of young women. The show is currently available on Disney's Hulu streaming service.

The series stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as a high school student who discovers she is the Slayer, responsible for fighting off supernatural monsters and other threats.

David Boreanaz, James Marsters, Alyson Hannigan, Seth Green, Anthony Steward Head, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield and Michelle Trachtenberg also starred. ■

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.