Buffy The Vampire Slayer Cast: Where Are They Now?

Since Buffy the Vampire Slayer came to an end in 2003, it seems to only have grown in popularity, gaining new fans with every passing year. A sequel series (originally reported to be a reboot) is even in development, promising new waves of viewers and countless revisits of the original series.

Outside of the big themes, emotional drama, violent action and witty dialogue, the most impressive quality of the show was its cast.

From the titular Slayer to her best friends Willow and Xander, her sister Dawn, her Watcher and father figure Giles, and her vampire lovers Angel and Spike, Buffy is a show close to bursting with iconic and lovable characters, brought to life brilliantly by a passionate and committed cast.

Since the end of the show, many of the actors have managed to go on to bigger and better things, with starring roles in other popular TV shows and even some big budget movies. Others have had a much rougher time with their post-Buffy years.

So, whether they've never stopped producing hits, have had a string of bad luck or found fame with an entirely new medium, here's what the main cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been up to since they said goodbye to the show.

Before the cast get their time to shine, it's worth giving show creator Joss Whedon a shout-out. Whedon wrote the original (and mostly terrible) Buffy movie back in 1992, and made it for the small screen in 1997. During the show's run, he wrote twenty-five episodes and directed twenty-eight - many of which are some of the show's most celebrated.

He continued to act as a producer and writer on the spin-off, Angel, for its final season, and created the show Firefly in 2002. A sci-fi/fantasy action drama, Firefly was unfairly cancelled after only one season, causing backlash so loud Whedon was allowed to direct a film, Serenity (2005), to bring an end to the story.

In 2009, his next big project, Dollhouse, came out to critical acclaim. It starred Buffy star Eliza Dushku and was cancelled (again unfairly) after two seasons.

Outside of the Buffyverse, Whedon's biggest success has been his role in the MCU. In 2012, he wrote and directed The Avengers, and in 2015 he reprised this role to make Avengers: Age of Ultron. Both films were massive successes and helped sculpt the MCU into what it is today, and led to his next show, Agents of SHIELD, being aired between 2013 and 2020 to great reviews.

He also briefly joined the DCEU, co-writing the screenplay for Justice League.

His next show, The Nevers, is a sci-fi drama series set to debut in 2021, and hopefully Whedon will be allowed to finish this one.