Firefly

8.3
2002

Production

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In the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship.

Trailers & Videos

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Firefly Season One Trailer

Seasons

11 Episodes • Premiered 2002

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1. The Train Job

7.8

The crew of Serenity take on a train heist commissioned by a crime lord. They steal the goods, only to find it is medicine that's desperately needed by the town.

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2. Bushwhacked

7.8

Serenity is pulled in by a Tohoku-class cruiser while investigating a spaceship that was attacked by Reavers. Simon and River must hide to prevent capture, while something is wrong with the lone survivor of the attacked spaceship.

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3. Our Mrs. Reynolds

8.4

As an unexpected reward for an unpaid job, Mal finds himself married to a naïve, subservient young woman named Saffron. The crew are amused at his discomfort and Book lectures him on propriety, but things aren't as smoothly straightforward as they thought them to be.

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4. Jaynestown

8.0

Returning to a planet where he ran into some serious trouble years ago, Jayne discovers that he's become a local folk legend. Mal decides to use this entertaining distraction to complete a job, but some unfinished business may derail his plans.

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5. Out of Gas

8.2

After Serenity suffers a catastrophe that leaves her crew with only hours of oxygen, flashbacks show how Mal and Zoë acquired Serenity and assembled their motley band.

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6. Shindig

7.7

Inara attends a formal society dance, only to find Malcolm there as well, attempting to set up a smuggling job. Mal comes to blows with Inara's conceited date and finds himself facing a duel with a renowned swordsman, and only one night to learn how to fence.

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7. Safe

7.4

Mal must choose which crew members to save when one is gravely wounded and two others are kidnapped. Simon finds an uneasy haven in a remote village, but River's uncanny perceptions jeopardize the Tams' temporary safety.

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8. Ariel

8.1

Hard up for cash, Serenity takes on a job from Simon: help him get a thorough diagnostic of River in return for the opportunity to loot the vast medical stores of an Alliance hospital on central world Ariel. But River's pursuers are hot on their trail, and they receive some unexpected inside help.

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9. War Stories

7.6

Angered at Zoë's unshakable war connection to Mal, Wash demands a shot at a field assignment. Unfortunately, crime lord Niska chooses this moment to exact a brutal vengeance for Mal's failure to complete an earlier job.

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10. Objects in Space

8.6

Serenity encounters a ruthlessly professional bounty hunter, Jubal Early, who will stop at nothing to retrieve River. But River, feeling unwelcome on the ship, takes a novel approach to escaping from the long arm of the Alliance.

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11. Serenity

7.8

Malcolm Reynolds is a veteran and the captain of Serenity. He and his crew are smuggling goods, but they need to pick up some passengers for extra money. However, not all the passengers are what they seem.

Cast

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Nathan Fillion

Mal Reynolds

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Gina Torres

Zoë Washburne

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Alan Tudyk

Hoban Washburne

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Morena Baccarin

Inara Serra

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Adam Baldwin

Jayne Cobb

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Jewel Staite

Kaylee Frye

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Sean Maher

Simon Tam

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Summer Glau

River Tam

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Ron Glass

Derrial Book

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Reviews

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Rob

10/10

Firefly is one of those TV series that instantly resonates with sci-fi fans. The scope and potential of the whole thing is epic. But as usual, the TV high-ups were utterly blind to what they had and canned it before it really took off. I've lost track of just how many times I've watched this series, on Blu-ray and DVD, but it never gets old.

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