[HN Gopher] Animated 'Firefly' Reboot in Development from Nathan...
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Animated 'Firefly' Reboot in Development from Nathan Fillion, 20th
TV
Author : Amorymeltzer
Score : 113 points
Date : 2026-03-15 18:04 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| righthand wrote:
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| singingwolfboy wrote:
| https://archive.ph/KTIGX
| whartung wrote:
| Loved the show, I have no expectations for this. It's just too
| easy to not be "right" for all sorts of incompatible different
| definitions of "right".
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| But, the animated series a good idea and smart.
|
| First, it lets Nathan and Morena participate considering they're
| pretty busy with their prime time series.
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| Second, there's no reason to "jump ahead 20 years". They can pick
| right up from where they left off after they figure out how to
| dig Wash out of the ground. The animated characters don't have to
| age. They can do a prequel, they have a lot of flexibility which
| helps to not pigeon hole it.
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| And, ideally, the animated series can be less expensive, making
| it perhaps more of a chance for success and continuing (I have no
| idea how much modern animated show development costs compared to
| sets and CGI etc.).
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| I have not seen it, but I understand that The Clone Wars is a
| pretty successful series, so maybe that's an inspiration.
| nkrisc wrote:
| If there's any chance at success, animated is probably it.
| Alternatively they could remake the show with a different cast
| portraying some other crew with a whole new storyline. Of
| course that's not a reboot but it could capture the same kind
| of magic the first did with the right writers and cast. It
| could even be set before, after, or contemporaneously with the
| original. It would be a big expensive gamble though.
| mburns wrote:
| >They can pick right up from where they left off after they
| figure out how to dig Wash out of the ground.
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| The animated show is set between the original series and the
| movie, presumably because of Wash's character.
| cwillu wrote:
| > figure out how to dig Wash out of the ground
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| My understanding is that it fits between the series and the
| movie, so there will be no need to rename the land known as His
| Grave.
| readthenotes1 wrote:
| Star Trek animated is pretty good and so is Lower Decks.
|
| I usually don't like cartoons but I'm hopeful.
| warpspin wrote:
| My wife used to fall for every Firefly season 2 hoax on social
| media in the past because she wished it to be true. It was very
| funny when I could come to her to announce there will be a season
| 2.
|
| Mixed feelings about it being animated. The older I become, the
| more I have trouble relating to painted characters, no real clue
| why, so I couldn't even enjoy things I should have enjoyed like
| Arcane.
|
| Also, of course, no Shepherd Book :-(
|
| Anyway, I hope I'll like it. Really loved season 1.
| GMoromisato wrote:
| I just call it "The Season" because there was no Season II.
| whartung wrote:
| They can probably get a Shepherd Book voice actor much easier
| than a Ron Glass doppelganger for a live show.
| GMoromisato wrote:
| While I'm definitely going to give this a chance, I'm not going
| to get my hopes up. _Firefly_ was a perfect storm--it was the
| combination of Wheadon, Tim Minear, and the entire cast.
| Personally, I think the writing is what made Firefly work, and
| without Wheadon or Minear, I don 't know if it will rise to the
| same level.
|
| Moreover, I felt _Serenity_ was a good conclusion to the original
| mythology (River, Alliance, etc.). If they introduce a new
| mythology arc, it might not quite have the same resonance. And if
| they just do a bunch of monster-of-the-week episodes, it won 't
| be enough.
|
| But I don't want to criticize what I haven't seen. They know way
| better than I do, and even if the only result of this is that the
| original actors have a lot of fun, then I'm all for it. They
| deserve to take a shot.
| headcanon wrote:
| I agree with most of the other comments so far, the "magic" of
| the show is going to be hard to replicate.
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| My bull case for this is that Nathan Fillion and crew have had 20
| years of exposure to this fact and likely know what they're
| getting into and how to do it right. The only question is if
| they'll be able to execute. I'm excited!
| twoodfin wrote:
| Say what you will about Joss Whedon, but his use of a colorful
| character palette & quirky, punchy style of dialog have gone
| from niche to mainstream in the 30+ years since _Buffy_. Mostly
| thanks to Whedon's and his imitators' escalating success with
| that formula: _The Avengers_ , for example, took Marvel from a
| series of above-average superhero hits to total cultural
| dominance.
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| There's plenty of writing talent out there that grew up wanting
| to emulate _Buffy_ and _Firefly_ , so if hearts and budgets are
| in the right place, recapturing that part of the show should be
| eminently feasible.
| Ntrails wrote:
| Some of the skill (imo) was creating characters who naturally
| set up opportunities for those dialog trees. That at least is
| already done for firefly
| acidburnNSA wrote:
| The announcement on instagram is here in case anyone wants to see
| it directly. Pretty well done. Nathan did a bunch of teasers with
| the other stars earlier. Kinda funny and goofy.
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| https://www.instagram.com/p/DV6Js56jT3F/
| sltkr wrote:
| Interesting timing, considering that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer
| reboot was canceled by Hulu yesterday.
| someperson wrote:
| A cartoon is cool but a continuation using original actors where
| possible and recast versions WITH ai video generation is
| something that can also happen in the future too.
|
| In theory it can be close to the real actors continuing it in
| early 2000s
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