THE RUNDOWNSarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz reunited at the 2026 Emmys.The pair took the stage while presenting the award for Lead Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie.Gellar and Boreanaz’s appearance during the telecast comes amid her recently revealing that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot was killed by a Hollywood executive.Though a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot is no longer in the cards, two of the show’s cast members, Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz, reunited onstage while presenting at the 2026 Emmys on September 14.For the occasion, Gellar wore a hot pink gown, while Boreanaz looked dapper in a suit with silk lapels to present the award for Lead Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie. (Matthew Rhys took home the win for The Beast in Me.)Before announcing the winner, they took a moment to subtly acknowledge the Buffy cast and crew in the wake of the cancelation news. They even snuck in a playful jab: Boreanaz said he always wondered whether Angel and Buffy would end up together, to which Gellar quipped, “I guess we’ll never know.”View full post on InstagramEarlier in the evening, the pair walked the red carpet together before their presenting duties. Gellar also shared a selfie on Instagram with the caption, “We are so back.”Alberto Rodriguez//Getty ImagesIn a March 2026 interview with People, Gellar revealed why the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot—which she was working on with Hamnet director Chloé Zhao—was killed. “We had an executive on our show who was not only not a fan of the original, but was proud to constantly remind us that he had never seen the entirety of the series and how it wasn’t for him,” she told the outlet.She added, “That’s very hard when you’re taking a property that is as beloved as Buffy, not just to the world, but to me and Chloé. So that tells you the uphill battle that we had been fighting since day one, when your executive is literally proud to tell you that he didn’t watch it.”