Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1

1997 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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.

12episodes

Mar 10, 1997released

Jun 2, 1997latest episode

8.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
Mar 10, 1997 · 42 min · ★ 7.3
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 Smith · Written by: Joss Whedon · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Mark Metcalf, Brian Thompson
1x02 The Harvest (2)
Mar 10, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
Directed by: John T. Kretchmer · Written by: Joss Whedon · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Mark Metcalf, Brian Thompson
1x03 Witch
Mar 17, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
Directed by: Stephen Cragg · Written by: Dana Reston · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Robin Riker, Jim Doughan, Nicole Prescott
1x04 Teacher's Pet
Mar 24, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
Directed by: Bruce Seth Green · Written by: David Greenwalt · Starring: David Boreanaz, Jean Speegle Howard, Musetta Vander, Jackson Price
1x05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Mar 31, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
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 Semel · Written by: Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel · Starring: David Boreanaz, Geoff Meed, Mark Metcalf, Christopher Wiehl
1x06 The Pack
Apr 7, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
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 Green · Written by: Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer · Starring: James Stephens, Eion Bailey, Jennifer Sky, Ken Lerner
1x07 Angel
Apr 14, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
Directed by: Scott Brazil · Written by: David Greenwalt · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Mark Metcalf, Julie Benz
1x08 I, Robot... You, Jane
Apr 28, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 6.9
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. Posey · Written by: Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden · Starring: Joss Whedon, Robia LaMorte, Chad Lindberg, Pierrino Mascarino
1x09 The Puppet Show
May 5, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
Directed by: Ellen S. Pressman · Written by: Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Krissy Carlson, Armin Shimerman, Rich Werner
1x10 Nightmares
May 12, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
Directed by: Bruce Seth Green · Written by: David Greenwalt, David Greenwalt · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, Jeremy Foley, Mark Metcalf, Justin Urich
1x11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight
May 19, 1997 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
Directed by: Reza Badiyi · Written by: Ashley Gable, Thomas A. Swyden, Thomas A. Swyden · Starring: David Boreanaz, Clea DuVall, Armin Shimerman, Mercedes McNab
1x12 Prophecy Girl Season Finale
Jun 2, 1997 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
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 Whedon · Written by: Joss Whedon · Starring: Kristine Sutherland, David Boreanaz, Robia LaMorte, Scott Gurney