United Kingdom, Jan. 8 -- Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series is titled Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale.

The 48-year-old actress is set to reprise her role as the titular heroine having spent over 20 years away from the role, and Gellar has now revealed the show's name - but has insisted New Sunnydale is "not a sequel" and "not a reboot" of the original series.

Speaking on the Shut Up Evan podcast she said: "It's not a sequel, it's not a reboot - it's a continuation."

The I Know What You Did Last Summer star noted the series - for which Hulu commissioned a pilot for last year - will address some of the original show's biggest unanswered questions, including where Buffy is "now in this worl...