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Nathan Fillion himself just revealed during Awesome Con that an animated continuation of Joss Whedon\u2019s 2002 one-and-done (plus a movie) TV series Firefly is officially entering \u201cadvanced production,\u201d and everyone is set to return for the new series. That is, everyone except Whedon.<\/span><\/p>\n Fillion announced the news during a live recording of the<\/span> Once We Were Spacemen<\/span> podcast at Awesome Con, via a report from <\/span>Deadline<\/span>. Every member of the original main cast was present for the recording, except Adam Baldwin and, of course, Ron Glass (who passed in 2016), which probably implies that they\u2019ll be coming back for the animated follow-up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, Fillion also confirmed that Baldwin will be lending his voice to the new series, but that Whedon merely gave the show his \u201cblessing\u201d and won\u2019t actually be involved in its production. The reason behind Whedon\u2019s omission is pretty obvious, considering he was accused of multiple accounts of sexual harassment (which were corroborated by basically every former <\/span>Buffy <\/span>cast member) back in 2021. In light of that, it\u2019s strange that they\u2019re bringing back the pro-MAGA and GamerGate supporter Adam Baldwin, but I guess that\u2019s not enough to consider someone persona non grata in Hollywood these days.<\/span><\/p>\n The animated <\/span>Firefly <\/span>show is being developed through Fillion\u2019s production house Collision33, and will be produced in partnership with the Firefly rights holders 20th Television Animation. According to <\/span>Deadline<\/span>, scripts for the series have been finalised, and the \u201cfully assembled package\u201d will be shopped around to buyers in the very near future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe dedication of Firefly fans has kept this 25-year-old show relevant. Clearly, the return of Firefly is something the fans want. More importantly, it\u2019s something they deserve,\u201d Fillion told <\/span>Deadline <\/span>following the announcement. However, considering that Michelle Gellar <\/span>just revealed<\/span> that the <\/span>Buffy <\/span>sequel, titled <\/span>Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale, <\/span>won\u2019t actually be moving ahead and has effectively been cancelled, perhaps we should wait until said buyers have actually purchased the series before getting excited.<\/span><\/p>\n