An animated Firefly series may not be ideal, but it's better than a live-action show for a couple of good reasons.

Firefly is finally returning in animated form, and there's good reason to think this is the only way the beloved sci-fi series can work today.

Nathan Fillion opened up about the Firefly animated continuation, how it came to be, and what to expect from the return of the cult classic sci-fi.

An animated series with most of the original show’s surviving cast returning, set between the series and its movie continuation, Serenity, the project—carrying the burden of 24 years of expectation and yearning—is still in its earliest days,

Firefly has been the quintessential “cancelled too soon” television show for years. Developed by Joss Whedon, the space-western drama debuted in 2002 on Fox Broadcasting Company.

Firefly's long-awaited return is set to shake up the story of the Serenity's crew in unexpected ways, with the revival taking a bold creative turn.

The original Firefly focused on a band of misfit space smugglers. The series, which served as a mashup of the sci-fi and western genres, ran for just 11 episodes before it was cancelled. (A further three episodes had been produced, and were later released on DVD.)