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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

American supernatural drama television series
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Summary

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,600 views/month, #208 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Joss Whedon[3]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form[4]
  • Composer: Walter Murphy[5], Nerf Herder[6], Douglas Romayne[7]
  • Genre: fantasy television series[8], horror television series[9], drama television series[10], LGBT-related television series[11], vampire television program[12], werewolf television program[13], paranormal television program[14], youth series[15]
  • Based on: Buffy the Vampire Slayer[16]
  • Follows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer[17]
  • Followed by: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight[18]
  • Cast member: Sarah Michelle Gellar[19], Nicholas Brendon[20], Alyson Hannigan[21], Anthony Head[22], Charisma Carpenter[23], David Boreanaz[24], Seth Green[25], James Marsters[26], Marc Blucas[27], Emma Caulfield[28], Michelle Trachtenberg[29], Amber Benson[30], Eliza Dushku[31], Kristine Sutherland[32]
  • Producer: David Solomon[33], Gareth Davies[34], Jane Espenson[35], David Fury[36], Doug Petrie[37], James A. Contner[38], Howard Gordon[39], Brian Wankum[40]
  • Production company: Mutant Enemy Productions[41], 20th Television[42]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[43]
  • Commons category: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)[44]
  • Soundtrack release: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale – Music from the TV Series[45], Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album[46], Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score[47]
  • Distribution format: digital download[48], video on demand[49]
  • Country of origin: United States[50]
  • Has part(s): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 1[51], Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 2[52]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[53]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f27c842e-2248-4b03-ac71-858b9bbb86de[54]

Why It Matters

Buffy the Vampire Slayer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Buffy the Vampire Slayer receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form[4].

Related Entities

Alyson Hannigan Amber Benson Angel Anthony Head Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charisma Carpenter David Boreanaz Eliza Dushku Emma Caulfield James Marsters Joss Whedon Julie Benz Marc Blucas Michelle Trachtenberg Netflix Sarah Michelle Gellar Seth Green United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 26d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Oz, Jonathan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight +11
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    Derivative work → Oz, Jonathan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight +11
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