Good news for fans of Firefly/Serenity [updated]

Sci Fi Wire has news today that there could be a Serenity sequel.

As background for those unfamiliar with Serenity or Firefly, Firefly is a TV series, science fiction of course, from 2002. IMDB reports there were 15 episodes. Here’s the plot outline:

In the distant future, Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds is a renegade former interstellar officer now turned smuggler/rogue whom is the commander of a small spacecraft with a loyal hand-picked crew making up of first mate Zoe Warren; pilot Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburn; gung-ho grunt Jayne Cobb; engineer Kaylee Frye; rogue scientist Simon Tam and his psychic sister River, where they travel the far reaches of space in search of food, money, and anything to live off on.

My son Alex and I saw Serenity in the theater this fall, and loved it. Here’s the IMDB plot outline of the movie:

River Tam and her brother Simon are hiding out from the totalitarian government that experimented with River’s brain aboard the space-freighter Serenity. Captained by a down on his luck, no faith soldier, the crew of Serenity must take jobs (legal or not) while avoiding the Alliance, and keeping the Tams safe. But when things get out of hand with the true extent of River’s powers, the Alliance sends a new Operative to make sure what River knows doesn’t get out. How will the crew of Serenity deal with this new threat? And what exactly does River know that the Operative is willing to kill for?

Since seeing the movie we’ve been watching Firefly reruns (we’ve got Tivo Season Pass grabbing all broadcast episodes), and we’re both hooked. Great stories, the acting is good, and I like the fresh approach they take to the idea of humans settling the galaxy – much less utopian than say Star Trek.

I’m going to buy the Serenity DVD, once it is available in high definition (I’m not buying any more low-def DVDs). And Alex and I will be hoping that a Serenity sequel will get the green light.

[Update]

This story quotes Firefly/Serenity creator Josh Whedon saying that rather than a Serenity sequel, a return of the Firefly series to TV is more likely.

Either a sequel or return to TV would be fine by me.