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Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)

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TV-14
Drama
Action
Fantasy
Release Date:
March 10, 1997
Cast:
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head, James Marsters, Michelle Trachtenberg, Charisma Carpenter, David Boreanaz
Main Genre:
Drama
Rating:
TV-14
Seasons:
7
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