Firefly

2002 • FOX
2.2K reviews
TV-PG
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Season 1 episodes (14)

1 Serenity
9/20/02
Season-only
The crew of Serenity is eager to rid themselves of an easily traceable cargo they salvaged from a vessel adrift in space, totally unaware that a passenger has brought an even more dangerous cargo aboard.
2 The Train Job
9/27/02
Season-only
Mal has second thoughts after discovering that two boxes of Alliance goods his crew has been hired to steal are full of badly needed medical supplies headed for the mining town of Paradiso.
3 Bushwhacked
11/1/02
Season-only
After encountering a booby-trapped spacecraft carrying the lone crewmember of a horrific Reaver attack, Serenity is boarded by an Alliance Commander looking for Simon and River.
4 Shindig
11/8/02
Season-only
In order to secure a job transporting cargo off-planet for a client, Mal attends a social event where a dance with Inara leads to him being challenged to a swordfight in defense of her honor.
5 Safe
10/4/02
Season-only
When Simon is kidnapped by a group of villagers in need of a doctor, Serenity is forced to make contact with an Alliance ship in order to seek medical help for the critically wounded Book.
6 Our Mrs. Reynolds
10/18/02
Season-only
After a celebration in which the crew is honored for ridding a planet of a group of bandits, they return to Serenity to find a woman named Saffron who claims that Mal married her during the festivities.
7 Jaynestown
10/25/02
Season-only
When the crew returns to a planet where Jayne participated in a heist gone bad, they’re shocked to discover that Jayne’s past actions have turned him into a local hero of Robin Hood-like mythic proportions.
8 Out Of Gas
11/15/02
Season-only
After an explosion leaves Serenity crippled, Mal orders everyone to abandon ship while he stays behind in an attempt to make repairsÑand reminisces how he found the ship and picked its crew.
9 Ariel
12/6/02
Season-only
Simon offers the crew a proposition: if they help him sneak River into a hospital so he can run tests on her, he'll tell them where to find medical supplies that will fetch an enormous price on the black market.
10 War Stories
12/6/02
Season-only
Wash regrets insisting he be allowed to accompany Mal on a mission after the two men are captured by Adelai NiskaÑthe client who previously hired Mal to steal the medicine bound for Paradiso.
11 Trash
12/13/02
Season-only
Mal is shocked to discover his old friend's new bride is Saffron who, although furious after Mal blows her cover, offers to cut Mal in on what she calls the perfect, big-time scam.
12 The Message
1/1/03
Season-only
While Jayne opens a mail package from his mother that contains a wool cap with ear flaps and a pom-pom, Mal and Zoe open their package to discover the body of their old war buddy, Tracey.
13 Heart Of Gold
12/31/02
Season-only
The crew comes to the aid of a bordello when its madam, an old acquaintance of Inara's, asks for help after a gunslinger claims a prostitute's baby is his and he's taking it because his wife is barren.
14 Objects In Space
12/19/02
Season-only
The crew is caught off-guard when a bounty hunter, eager to claim the enormous reward on River's head, sneaks aboard Serenity and methodically begins taking the crew prisoner one by one.

About this show

The crew of a spaceship, Serenity, take on a mysterious new passenger and find themselves under attack as they travel the galaxy.
The crew of a spaceship, Serenity, take on a mysterious new passenger and find themselves under attack as they travel the galaxy.

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2.2K reviews
Drew Kimzey
November 2, 2021
Unwatchable. I've watched this series start to finish twice hoping to find what other people see in it, but I just don't get the cult fandom.
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Keith Shroyer
November 14, 2016
I always try to convey to people how great this show is. I can never do it justice. Talking with another fan the other day we agreed that one reason it failed was that it was just ahead of its time. At least for its original distribution. That being said, the ensemble cast is amazing. The dialogue is absolutely superb. Whatever anyone has told you about this show, you have to watch it to truly understand. Watch a few episodes with an open mind and you won't regret it.
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Nessa P.
July 24, 2018
Hands down best scifi show ever along with Stargate SG-1. Fox did themselves a great disservice when Theu canceled it. It became a massive hit with a huge cult following with only one season, imagine what it could've become had it stayed on-air. You had so much material! Great setting, great writing, and an amazing cast with the perfect chemistry. We will never get over it... EVER.
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