You know a show has staying power when folks are still talking about it 22 years after it went off the air. Such is the case with the beloved series Firefly, which, despite only airing for one season on Fox back in 2002, instantly captured a devoted fandom. Despite its cancellation in 2003, Firefly was popular enough to greenlight spinoff film Serenity in 2005, which marked the feature directorial debut of Joss Whedon, and a slew of other media. However, over the past 20 years, we’ve yet to see an on-screen spinoff since the movie. This week on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, Morena Baccarin, who played a Companion and Serenity crew member Inara Serra, gave fans an exciting update on whether we’ll see more from the Firefly universe in the near future.
“There’s always talk,” Baccarin said of a spinoff that would reunite the crew of the Serenity. “There’s always people asking about it.”
Baccarin revealed that she recently spoke with Firefly lead and Serenity captain Nathan Fillion about getting some sort of spinoff in the works. However, she pointed out a very valid fear of disappointing the die-hard fans of the show.
“Part of me would be excited to revisit that world, and part of me is also a little bit like, I love it so much where it is, that I’m worried about reopening that door,” Baccarin shared about reprising her character from the series, even with all the fan enthusiasm.
Baccarin “Seriously Doubts” a Live-Action Firefly Reboot, But Doesn’t Fully Rule Out Revisiting the Franchise
Baccarin was quick to manage expectations, saying that she “seriously doubts” a live-action reboot of the series with the original cast would be feasible, pointing out “that’s a lot of different careers and different people that you have to negotiate with and make work and all that … schedules and whatnot.”
Even so, Baccarin was just as quick to suggest a Firefly reboot in another medium, “Could there be a comic book or [another] thing–maybe?”
The Firefly universe has lived on via several different comic book runs from Dark Horse Comics, and most recently BOOM! Studios since 2005. Even so, given the current sociopolitical climate and the exponential progression of technology, revisiting the futuristic Western world of Firefly seems more timely than ever. The show always sought to explore our current political, moral, and ethical issues from a fantastical perspective, and reviving Firefly would give us a compelling lens to reexamine ourselves from.
And while Baccarin makes a very valid point about the feasibility of gathering the original cast under one roof to continue the crew of the Serenity‘s story, there is one medium that the franchise has yet to explore: animation. An animated series or feature set in the world of Firefly and Serenity would give the fans the much-desired continuation of the property they loved, while also offering the original cast a method of returning to their beloved characters that wouldn’t break the bank nor stress their schedules. Especially given that Fillion is actively pursing some sort of spinoff and has heat on him after his portrayal of Guy Gardener/Green Lantern in Superman, the timing could finally be right to bring Firefly back to the screen.
Firefly is currently available to stream on Hulu.
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