Sarah Michelle Gellar has opened up about one of her powers as a producer on Wolf Pack. In addition to her work in front of the camera as arson investigator Kristin Ramsey, Gellar said she’d be using her position as an executive producer to protect the show’s young cast. As explained in an interview with SFX Magazine, courtesy of Screen Rant:

Previously, in another interview with The New York Times, Gellar also talked about her efforts to protect the show’s young cast. Saying that from “Day 1,” if there were ever something the other producers wanted to talk to the rest of the cast about, they would have to go through her first. She was someone who had been in that position and wanted a “safe space.”

“It […] gives me the ability to protect the younger cast in a way that is now always there. There was not a system set up in my day for the younger actors to feel protected and to have someone to go to. It’s a system that I think is really important and that I put in place from day one.”

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“But also, I always try to come in with a smile on my face and set a tone on a set. We’re all equals. It doesn’t matter what job someone does, they get treated exactly the same. When I was on Buffy, I made sure that I did every job at least one time, so that I understood what everyone did. I held the boom; I tried to mix sound — I was really bad at it; focus pulling. I think a lot of young actors go, ‘My job is to show up and say my lines.’ Not really. Your job is to be part of the whole team.”

Gellar Didn’t Feel Safe at All Times on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Set

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What Gellar seems to be alluding to in her most recent comment is the behind-the-scenes drama that occurred during the making of her most famous project, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A few years ago, the show’s creator, Joss Whedon, had a very public fall from grace following numerous accusations of him being abusive and unprofessional.

While some, such as Ray Fisher and Charisma Carpenter, have provided detailed accounts of Whedon’s alleged mistreatment, others have chosen not to go into specifics, which is well within their right. For instance, in an interview from last year, Gellar said that while she had a “fair share of experiences,” she wouldn’t be sharing them because she didn’t think she’d “win” by telling her stories.

“Growing up in New York, I had a little bit of street sense going into it, which is helpful. But no, it was not easy. And I’ve had my fair share of experiences, I have just chosen not — I don’t win by telling my stories, emotionally, for me. I look at people that tell their stories, and I’m so impressed. But in this world where people get torn apart, and victim blaming and shaming, I just keep my stories in here.”