This is the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunion we all needed right now

Buffy Summers and her old pals from Sunnydale High are reuniting to celebrate the 20th birthday of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Series creator Joss Whedon talks with stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, now 39,  Alyson Hannigan, 43, and 10 other cast members on EW Reunites: Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

"This is like a high school reunion, but much worse because they all still look really great," Joss told Entertainment Weekly.

The 52-year-old and series stars including David Boreanaz, 47, Nicolas Brendon, 45, Charisma Carpenter, 46, and Michelle Trachtenberg, 31, share memories of their days on the show and reflect on its enduring impact.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer premiered in 1997 and ran through 2003.

Its title character battled vampires, demons and other dark forces while navigating everyday teenage struggles. 

Joss was nominated for an Emmy for his writing on the show in 2000.

The show was "the ultimate metaphor," Sarah Michelle said. "It was utilising the horrors of adolescence manifested through these actual monsters.

 "And I think that (for) everyone going through it, that's the hardest time of life and to understand that you're not alone through that."

David, who played Buffy’s vampire paramour Angel, added: "When you’re going through a really horrible part of your life, like your teenage years, you feel alone. And Buffy was a way to tell the audience you’re not alone."

Sarah Michelle summed up the thoughts of the whole gang about their show, saying: "I’m so incredibly proud of what we all created. Sometimes you need distance to really understand the gravitas of that.

"I appreciate everything about that job. As an actor, all you ever want to do is leave your mark — you want to do something that affects people."

 The interview was filmed earlier this month in Los Angeles.  The reunited Buffy cast also appears on the cover of Entertainment Weekly magazine.

This article was first published on Daily Mail and is republished here with permission.