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Firefly is an American space Western drama television series which ran from 2002–2003, created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear. The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity. Whedon pitched the show as "nine people looking into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things".
Original Release
09/20/2002 on FOX
US Release
09/20/2002
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nathan Fillion | Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds / Mal Reynolds |
| Gina Torres | Zoë Washburne |
| Alan Tudyk | Hoban 'Wash' Washburne / Hoban Washburne |
| Morena Baccarin | Inara Serra |
| Adam Baldwin | Jayne Cobb |
| Jewel Staite | Kaylee Frye |
| Sean Maher | Dr. Simon Tam / Simon Tam |
| Summer Glau | River Tam |
| Ron Glass | Shepherd Derrial Book / Derrial Book |
| Christina Hendricks | Saffron |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Train Job | Friday, 20 September 2002 |
| 2 | Bushwhacked | Friday, 27 September 2002 |
| 3 | Our Mrs. Reynolds | Monday, 02 June 2003 |
| 4 | Jaynestown | Friday, 18 October 2002 |
| 5 | Out of Gas | Friday, 25 October 2002 |
| 6 | Shindig | Friday, 01 November 2002 |
| 7 | Safe | Friday, 08 November 2002 |
| 8 | Ariel | Friday, 15 November 2002 |
| 9 | War Stories | Friday, 06 December 2002 |
| 10 | Objects in Space | Sunday, 26 August 2007 |
| 11 | Serenity | Friday, 20 December 2002 |
| 12 | Heart of Gold | Monday, 23 June 2003 |
| 13 | Trash | Monday, 21 July 2003 |
| 14 | The Message | Monday, 28 July 2003 |
Directors
Joss Whedon, Tim Minear, Vern Gillum, Michael Grossman, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Thomas J. Wright, David Solomon, James A. Contner, Marita Grabiak
Writers
Jose Molina, Cheryl Cain, Joss Whedon, Tim Minear, Ben Edlund, Brett Matthews, Jane Espenson, Drew Z. Greenberg
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nathan Fillion | Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds / Mal Reynolds |
| Gina Torres | Zoë Washburne |
| Alan Tudyk | Hoban 'Wash' Washburne / Hoban Washburne |
| Morena Baccarin | Inara Serra |
| Adam Baldwin | Jayne Cobb |
| Jewel Staite | Kaylee Frye |
| Sean Maher | Dr. Simon Tam / Simon Tam |
| Summer Glau | River Tam |
| Ron Glass | Shepherd Derrial Book / Derrial Book |
| Christina Hendricks | Saffron |
| Mark Sheppard | Badger |
| Michael Fairman | Adelai Niska |
| Jeff Ricketts | Man |
| Zac Efron | Young Simon |
| Doug Savant | Commander Harken |
| Gregory Itzin | Magistrate Higgins |
| Isabella Hofmann | Regan Tam |
| Richard Brooks | Jubal Early |
| Carlos Jacott | Lawrence Dobson |
| Tom Towles | Lund |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tim Minear | Executive Producer |
| Joss Whedon | Executive Producer |
| Gareth Davies | Producer |
| Brian Wankum | Producer |
| Lisa Lassek | Producer |
| Ben Edlund | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Won |
