Ryan Kiera Armstrong has staked the role of the new slayer in town in the upcoming "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" revival. The 15-year-old actor will co-star with original series lead Sarah Michelle Gellar. The two actors shared the news May 15 in a joint Instagram post featuring a video that showed Gellar breaking the casting news to Armstrong.

The OG 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star Sarah Michelle Gellar has introduced the next Slayer, Ryan Kiera Armstrong

The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot may have blood ties to the original. In a sit-down with Us Weekly, Sarah Michelle Gellar, joined by Alyson Hannigan, said she knows “a few” children of original “Buffy” cast members who auditioned for the Hulu reboot.