Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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8.1 / 10
1997
7 seasons
144 episodes
ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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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After moving to Sunnydale, California, Buffy Anne Summers just wants to be a normal teenager. Back in Los Angeles, her first Watcher had died; she inadvertently burned down the gymnasium at her old high school; and her parents got a divorce. The move to Sunnydale is supposed to give both her and her mother, Joyce, a clean slate. But then she meets the school librarian, Rupert Giles, and quickly learns there is no escaping her destiny. With Giles as her new Watcher, she reluctantly steps back into her role as the Slayer. But this time she is not fighting alone. She now has an inner circle of special friends-- Willow, Xander, Cordelia, and a mysterious young man named Angel-- ready to join the fight and drive in a stake or two if need be.

  • Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)

    1.Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)

    7.3
    10-03-199742m

    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.

  • The Harvest (2)

    2.The Harvest (2)

    7.4
    10-03-199743m

    Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.

  • Witch

    3.Witch

    7.6
    17-03-199743m

    Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.

  • Teacher's Pet

    4.Teacher's Pet

    7.2
    24-03-199743m

    Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.

  • Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

    5.Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

    7.2
    31-03-199743m

    With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.

  • The Pack

    6.The Pack

    7.8
    07-04-199743m

    Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.

  • Angel

    7.Angel

    7.7
    14-04-199743m

    Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.

  • I, Robot... You, Jane

    8.I, Robot... You, Jane

    6.8
    28-04-199743m

    Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.

  • The Puppet Show

    9.The Puppet Show

    7.5
    05-05-199743m

    Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.

  • Nightmares

    10.Nightmares

    8.0
    12-05-199743m

    A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.

  • Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    11.Out of Mind, Out of Sight

    7.4
    19-05-199743m

    When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.

  • Prophecy Girl

    12.Prophecy Girl

    8.1
    02-06-199744m

    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.

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