Firefly looks set to be returning as an animated series

Nathan Fillion has been teasing “an announcement” for a few weeks.

What do we know about the new animated Firefly

The news was covered by Deadline. While animation allows the original cast to return and ignore intervening real-world years, this 25-year old show has a lot of fans and they would no doubt prefer a live-action series. As an aside, we are beginning to wonder if the current era of cost cutting might lead to more animated shows. Back to the topic.

Fillion spoke on a panel at the Washington, DC Awesome Con event and live taping of his “Once We Were Spacemen” podcast alongside co-stars Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau, all of whom are expected to reprise their roles. Adam Baldwin, who played Jayne Cobb, will also lend his voice to the project. Marc Guggenheim (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow) and Tara Butters (Agent Carter, Reaper) are attached to serve as showrunners, and a script has been completed. Joss Whedon, who created the original series, is not involved in the animated project. Fillion confirmed Whedon has given the series his blessing.

The proposed series is set in the timeline between the original 2002 television run and its 2005 feature film continuation, Serenity, expanding the universe while preserving continuity with the established lore. We expect a lot of interest and publicity for this project — we’ll keep you posted as it develops.