SERENITY (Pax Virus, Savage Reavers, and Galactic Insurrection) EXPLAINED

In the cosmic web of 2005's "Serenity," director Joss Whedon weaved a thrilling space Western and a seamless continuation of his cult-hit TV series, "Firefly." The ensemble cast, featuring Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres, Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, and Sean Maher, reprise their roles from the show, transporting us back to the year 2517.

Here, we rendezvous with the crew of the eponymous "Firefly-class" spaceship Serenity, a motley crew of smugglers and veterans of the Unification War. Led by their captain, a rebel from the defeated independent side, their lives of cargo-running and skirting the law took a dramatic turn with the arrival of a psychic passenger with a perilous secret.

Whedon's feature-film directorial-debut is a resurrection of his 2002 television brainchild, with the plot picking up the threads from "Firefly's" finale, thrusting the Serenity crew back into the jaws of danger. The Alliance, a formidable central government, dispatches a relentless assassin to capture River Tam, the enigmatic and valuable passenger aboard Serenity. And for over a year, our heroes have been eluding capture, but this latest chase ups the ante. With a relentless killer on their tail, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor called the operative, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, the stakes begin to soar.

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[ObiClon]

Honestly it's sad the series didn't last as long as it did and it's great that the movie rekindles the love the series brings.

[yomuyugi]

You can really tell that the movie was a labor of love from the entire team.

[aaronslater]

It was a small detail in the film but it blew me away. When the operative is researching the crew there are files that detail Mal's military records. The Alliance never underestimated the Brown Coats and crushed them with methodical overwhelming force. The Alliance made good villains, arrogant but not stupid

[clausjensen]

This entire universe had so much potential. I loved the series and the film. And I still do. It´s a damn shame they never did more with this cast and story.

[korrinmichealson]

2005. Wow. Almost 20 years past. Still not forgotten.

[SK-mwvd]

When a show/movie that amounts to 2 "seasons" worth of time with this world and characters can devestate you in ways that I still feel today, you know its gold. Every time I see Tudyk in something, my mind always plays the "I'm a leaf on the wind".

[Infamous]

Thank God for this movie. Firefly is so underrated, and it's great to see its conclusion.

[VTdarkangel]

I always took Doc's relationship with Kaylee finally happening as an indication that he is finally accepting the truth of what his life now is with the crew. In the series, you him not fully understanding the long-term consequences of his choice to save his sister. He understood on a surface level, but he didn't really understand the depth of that choice. When he finally hooks up with Kaylee, he is accepting the simpler, more rustic life of his circumstances and those around him in a way he didn't before.

[johnrandolph]

The movie was good, but the series ended way too soon .😢

[LabrnMystic]

The Operative was such a great enemy. Appreciate that he wasn't one dimensional and dispatched at the end.

Always got the sense Shepard was an operative and had his own change of heart like we see in this film.

[imassiah]

This series is in my top 5 TV shows, thanks for nostalgia trip Niyat 😭

[Reohz]

I don't want to see a reboot of this series, but I would like to see another show set in the same verse. New characters telling a different story, but done in the same style of narrative. Although perhaps they could hire someone who could organise it to air in order for a change, I don't think that would be too much of a change.

[shainewhite]

Such a good movie and a great TV series! We will never forget FIREFLY

[moggietheantagonist]

One of the most poignant deaths in cinematic history is the death of Wash. Even just seeing it here again brought me instantly to tears. I honestly screamed when I saw it the first time. Wash was the best of us. Big shiny heroes.

[Jordy]

The humour still makes me smile. Theoretically speaking, this movie and series are ready to watch even when I'm stuck in a train for example....

[A_Sailors_Prayer]

Forever scarred by Sarah Paulson’s big screen debut… that scene where she’s explaining what happened on maranda robbed me of sleep for years haha

[swiftmatic]

"Firefly" and "Serenity" are tops in my sci-fi viewing history. Just a great story and awesome work by the cast and crew. Hats off to you, Mr Whedon.

[garykubodera]

I always thought this was one if the most promising sci-fi shows when it first came out and even to this day. Shame it was canceled in only one season. All the caractors were well developed and it was a great way to present a beliveable story set in the future as they were just trying to male thier way to survive in the situation they found themselves in. The movie seemed a bit rushed but at least we fans were given a decent end to the story in the first and only season. I hoped there was even a possibilty that another movie was to follow but alas, it was not to be.
Thanks Nyat for another great review on the storyline and the movie Serenity! 😃

[thearmchairjournalist]

One of my favourite series and it was a tragedy it was cancelled 😢
Thank you so much for this reminder of when tv & films were made with love & respect for the genre.

[briandain]

I Rewatched FIREFLY a couple weekends ago. My Eyes got unexpectedly moist at least 3 times before the last 2 Episodes. This tragically breif story is PERFECT for illustration of the Creative VOID of the past Decade.