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Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
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Episode 1
When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
Directed by Charles Martin SmithWritten by Joss WhedonGuest stars Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Mark Metcalf, Brian Thompson, Eric Balfour, Julie Benz, Persia White, Carmine Giovinazzo
Episode 2
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
Directed by John T. KretchmerWritten by Joss WhedonGuest stars Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Mark Metcalf, Brian Thompson, Eric Balfour, Julie Benz, Teddy Lane Jr., Ken Lerner
Episode 3
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
Directed by Stephen CraggWritten by Dana RestonGuest stars Kristine Sutherland, Robin Riker, Jim Doughan, Nicole Prescott, Jeannette Papineau, William Monaghan, Amanda Wilmshurst, Elizabeth Anne Allen
Episode 4
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
Directed by Bruce Seth GreenWritten by David GreenwaltGuest stars David Boreanaz, Jean Speegle Howard, Musetta Vander, Jackson Price, William Monaghan, Michael Ross Verona, Ken Lerner, Jack Knight
Episode 5
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
Directed by David SemelWritten by Dean Batali, Rob DesHotelGuest stars David Boreanaz, Geoff Meed, Mark Metcalf, Christopher Wiehl, Robert Mont, Paul-Felix Montez, Andrew J. Ferchland
Episode 6
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
Directed by Bruce Seth GreenWritten by Matt Kiene, Joe ReinkemeyerGuest stars James Stephens, Eion Bailey, Jennifer Sky, Ken Lerner, Michael McCraine, Brian Gross, Jeff Maynard, David Brisbin
Episode 7
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
Directed by Scott BrazilWritten by David GreenwaltGuest stars Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Mark Metcalf, Julie Benz, Charles Wesley, Andrew J. Ferchland
Episode 8
Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
Directed by Stephen L. PoseyWritten by Ashley Gable, Thomas A. SwydenGuest stars Joss Whedon, Robia LaMorte, Chad Lindberg, Pierrino Mascarino, Mark Deakins, Edith Fields, Damon Sharpe, Jamison Ryan
Episode 9
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
Directed by Ellen S. PressmanWritten by Dean Batali, Rob DesHotelGuest stars Kristine Sutherland, Krissy Carlson, Armin Shimerman, Rich Werner, Burke Roberts, Natasha Pearce, Lenora May, Tom Wyner
Episode 10
A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
Directed by Bruce Seth GreenWritten by David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon, David GreenwaltGuest stars Kristine Sutherland, Jeremy Foley, Mark Metcalf, Justin Urich, Scott Harlan, J. Robin Miller, Terry Walters, Brian Pietro
Episode 11
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
Directed by Reza BadiyiWritten by Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden, Thomas A. Swyden, Ashley Gable, Joss WhedonGuest stars David Boreanaz, Clea DuVall, Armin Shimerman, Mercedes McNab, Ryan Bittle, Denise Dowse, Skip Stellrecht, Julie Fulton
Episode 12
Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.
Directed by Joss WhedonWritten by Joss WhedonGuest stars Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Robia LaMorte, Scott Gurney, Mark Metcalf, Andrew J. Ferchland
Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026
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Nicholas BrendonXander Harris
Alyson HanniganWillow Rosenberg
Emma CaulfieldAnya
Charisma CarpenterCordelia Chase
Anthony Stewart HeadRupert Giles
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