The “ Buffy the Vampire Slayer ” reboot pilot at Hulu has found its new slayer — Ryan Kiera Armstrong. Armstrong has been cast in a lead role in the pilot opposite returning star Sarah Michelle Gellar. The pilot was originally announced at Hulu back in February.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Firestarter) has landed the lead opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, which has a pilot order at Hulu. Armstrong will play the new slayer in the untitled Buffyverse project,

As we’re told in the opening credits of the early Buffy episodes, in every generation there’s a chosen one. The reboot has officially found theirs. Ryan Kiera Armstrong will star opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the untitled Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot,