Sarah Michelle Gellar shared the moment she asked Ryan Kiera Armstrong to star alongside her in the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot; Gellar will be reprising her role as

Ryan Kiera Armstrong has staked the role of the new slayer in town in the upcoming "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" revival. The 15-year-old actor will co-star with original series lead Sarah Michelle Gellar. The two actors shared the news May 15 in a joint Instagram post featuring a video that showed Gellar breaking the casting news to Armstrong.

The upcoming "Buffy" reboot has cast Ryan Kiera Armstrong as its next slayer. Armstrong ("Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," "Firestarter") will star in the reboot, which currently has a pilot order at Hulu and will see original series star Sarah Michelle Gellar return for the next chapter in the Buffyverse,