Amber Benson has shared her thoughts on the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. In 2018, it was confirmed that a reboot of the widely-acclaimed fantasy drama – with a “black Buffy” – was in the works from Fringe writer Monica Owusu-Breen and original series creator Joss Whedon.
In a recent interview with Digital Spy, Benson said her initial reaction was of excitement because “Joss [Whedon] was involved, a woman of colour was going to be running the show, and Buffy was going to be a woman of colour,” adding: “I thought that was really important.” The star, who played Tara McClay on the series, received international recognition for her same-sex romance with Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan); making history as the first long-term