'Firefly' 2026: Series revival in the works as original cast set to return

Firefly, one of the iconic series of the 2000s, is set to return, but the reboot of the series will be in animated form, as the original cast is set to return.

Nathan Fillion, who starred in the cult classic as Captain Malcolm Reynolds, was for some quite some time teasing that the series might return. But he did not specify in what form.

However, now Deadline reported that instead of live action, the series will return as an animated show.

20th Television Animation and Fillion's Collision33 will produce the series, while ShadowMusic will work on the animation.

Marc Guggenheim and Tara Butters – attached to the series as showrunners – will show the events in the series which will take place between the TV show – released in 2002 – and the follow-up movie. Serenity - dropped in 2005.

Fox axed the show after only a season consisting of 11 episodes due to bad ratings.