Sarah Michelle Gellar on Returning to TV, Her Best ‘Buffy’ Outfits, and What Happened to That ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV Series

In an interview with Vogue, Gellar discussed her return to acting, if she’d ever work with her husband again on-screen, and her favorite fashion moments from Buffy.

Vogue**:** Wolf Pack not only marks your TV comeback, but also a return to doing a supernatural series. What made you want to do a show that lives in the same genre as Buffy**?**

Sarah Michelle Gellar: It was a combination of things. During the pandemic, I realized that I missed working, [and] specifically TV. I realized how much it brought people together, how much we looked forward to it. I had enough time at home, clearly, during the pandemic, and so I thought about what I wanted to do next. When I did the cameo for Do Revenge, which is sort of an homage to Cruel Intentions, it was like, Oh, wait, this is fun. I love the things that I do. I thought it’d be really fun to do something that would speak to the other genre that I’m most known for. One of the things I loved most about Buffy was that the monsters were a metaphor for the horrors of adolescence, and Wolf Pack used that same metaphor—the wolf is the metaphor for the demons in our heads—dealing with anxiety, isolation, and how we communicate now. I always say that the more we’re becoming digitally connected, we’re also becoming more and more emotionally disconnected. All those themes hit someplace very close to home for me. On top of it, the fire aspect of [the show drew me in]. We were evacuated in the last big Los Angeles fire that the show is based on.

It was so fun to see you as the headmaster in Do Revenge**. How did you end up making that cameo?**

Jenn Kaytin Robinson is a big Cruel Intentions fan, and she was like, “I would do anything to get you in this movie.” We had friends in common, and they put us on the phone together, and we really hit it off. I was like, “I’d love to work with you.” She’s like, “Well, I have this movie. There’s no role, but what would you want to do?” And I was like, “Well, I’m just getting my feet wet again. I don’t want anything big, but I would love to come in, do some scenes, and go home.” And she was like, “Done. I’ll write it.” And she wrote the character of the headmaster. We’ve always played around with, Where’s Kathryn now? What is she doing? What does her adult life look like? So that was a great way to wink-wink, nod-nod to that.