Sarah Michelle Gellar’s personal life is going swimmingly—her daughter Charlotte was born last month—but her career has been seemingly trapped in professional purgatory for nearly a decade now.

SMG was supposed to break out of those doldrums in 2010 with the premiere of a sophisticated new family comedy on HBO, but that prospect is now looking dim.

The pilot for the series in question, The Wonderful Maladys, about a family of eccentric geniuses not unlike the Royal Tenenbaums or J.D. Salinger’s Glass family, was filmed in May, and there was every hope that after SMG wrapped her maternity leave this fall, production would begin on Buffy’s return to series television.

So why did Gellar fans around the world hear the sound of brakes screeching earlier today? Here’s what we know:

Whedonesque.com (a online clearinghouse for any and all news even marginally related to Joss Whedon’s projects) reported this afternoon that a Gellar fan by the name of temponaut had gone out to do some Internet-based shoe-leather reporting about the fate of the series, and returned bearing bad news.

When temponaut asked Gellar’s Maladys costar Nate Corddry via Facebook about the status of Wonderful, Corddry said, “Didn’t get picked up…boo,” and the pilot director Alan Taylor reportedly messaged temponaut the same bad tidings: “Sadly…the rumors are true. WM will not be going to series.” (Corddry, Deadwood babe Molly Parker and SMG were set to play the series’ titular wonderful Malady siblings.)

However, when contacted by E! News for confirmation that The Wonderful Maladys would not be going to series, an HBO rep said, “[We're] not able to confirm that one.”

A rep for Maladys creator Charles Randolph did not respond to a request for comment on Friday afternoon.

So…mystery. Can the people on the Interwebs be trusted? Is HBO just letting Maladys down gently, hanging onto their option until the last possible minute? If that’s the case, perhaps both HBO and creator Randolph should consider just ripping off the Band-Aid—being done with it hurts less in the long run, we swear.

That said, is HBO aware that dumping SMG’s return to TV before it even airs is, well, crazysauce? Don’t they know she practically started the 21st-century vampire-romance frenzy that is now sustaining their network in the form of True Blood? Not to mention that Maladys is one of those rare pilots with ultragood buzz that everyone believes is destined for public acclaim and big ratings. Why squander such potential?

This story is developing, so check back for updates.

Do you want to see Sarah Michelle Gellar in an HBO show? And what’s your take on the industry obfuscation about the fate of The Wonderful Maladys?

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Sarah Michelle Prinze and husband Freddie Prinze Jr. are parents, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The couple “welcomed their daughter Charlotte Grace Prinze on Saturday, Sept. 19,” says a rep for the actress. “The family is over the moon.”

This is the first child for the couple, who revealed that they were expecting back in April.

Freddie Prinze Jr. will star on the upcoming season of 24. Sarah Michelle recently changed her last name from Gellar to Prinze.

Pregnant actress Sarah Michelle Gellar wears a cute cream-colored maternity dress to her baby shower in Los Angeles on Saturday (August 1).

The 32-year-old former Buffy star wore a nude pair of Christian Louboutin peep-toes.

In attendance at the baby shower was producer/director Adam Shankman, who officiated the wedding between SMG and Freddie Prinze Jr. back in 2002. Shankman and SMG have been longtime friends but FYI, he choreographed a Buffy episode back in 2001 (”Once More, with Feeling”).

Big baby news for Sarah Michelle Gellar and hubby Freddie Prinze Jr.! Star can exclusively reveal that the couple, who are finally starting a family together after seven years of marriage, are having a girl.
Sarah, who is five months pregnant, was overheard gushing about her baby daughter while on the New York City set of her HBO pilot, The Wonderful Maladays.

“Sarah’s so excited, she’s having a hard time keeping it a secret,” says a source. “She’s been letting little details slip here and there.”

Sarah, has also thrown herself into decorating the little one’s nursery, despite her busy shooting schedule. “She’s had her hands full,” says the source. “She’s been spending her free time planning the nursery in their TriBeCa apartment while acting in the show and serving as executive producer at the same time. But she wants everything to be perfect by the time the baby comes.”

The star has been very clear about her direction, says the source. “Sarah wants the room to look sophisticated, so nothing too frilly or princessy. She’s been shopping for earth tones to mix with plum or magenta accents.”

While many moms-to-be might be overwhelmed having so much on their plate, Sarah is actually thriving. “She’s definitely taking the pregnancy well, and Freddie is also making things easier for her, which helps her de-stress,” says the source. “Sarah actually seems calmer and more relaxed than she was before getting pregnant!”

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. are expecting their first child together, a source close to the couple confirms exclusively to PEOPLE. “They’re very excited,” says the source, adding that the actress is due in the fall.

Gellar, who has been married to Prinze for six years, will next shoot the HBO pilot The Wonderful Maladays, for which she serves as an executive producer. Prinze recently shot the comedy pilot No Heroics for ABC.

Source: people.com