Firefly Series Return In Discussion? Joss Whedon’s TV Series Might Be Back On TV But How Firm Is The Plan?

Firefly, Fox's Space Western fictional drama, has been long gone. The show, which was created by Joss Whedon of Dollhouse, Agent of Shield, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, bid television a goodbye on December 2002 after only one season and 14 episodes. This is despite getting great reviews and receptions from fans.

Set in the year 2517, Firefly follows the adventure of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship, who arrived in a new star system. The show parades and ensemble cast that includes Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Adam Baldwin.

More than a decade after, Firefly remains as one of the shows that people talk about and because of that, people close to the show are thinking of reviving it. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, co-writer Tim Minear discussed a potential remake of Firefly. Minear is under contract with Firefly rights owner 20th Century Fox TV and is currently working on FX's American Horror Story.

"I would never foreclose the possibility. The fact that it was even a feature film after it spectacularly failed on Fox was a miracle. And of course it lives on in other forms. In terms of getting the band back together to make a new adventure, who knows? I would love it. It would be great. But first everybody has their respective projects that limits them from crossing over into other things. It's just trying to coordinate everybody's obligations so they could somehow participate," the 51-year old screenwriter when asked by EW of the "chances of this ever happening."

Miner added that if Firefly will happen again, it might use a format that BBC One's Sherlock uses.

"I'm completely talking off the top of my head, but there's a show that's been on for the last couple years that's reinvented the form in terms of the limited series. I'm trying to think of the name of that show - Oh yes! American Horror Story! It doesn't have to be 13 episodes. Look how Sherlock does it," he said.

"I think a limited series of some kind would work best. Something like that could also work if, say, 20th could partner with Netflix, or another distributor. It would have its home on Fox, of course [then a second window on streaming]. A limited series would do very well, I bet."