A certain Firefly-class spaceship is ready to relaunch. Nathan Fillion<\/a> has announced that an animated continuation of the 2002 sci-fi Western series Firefly<\/a><\/em> is now in development.<\/p>\n Fillion announced the news on Sunday at Awesome Con in Washington, D.C., as he and Firefly<\/em>costars Gina Torres<\/a>, Alan Tudyk<\/a>, Morena Baccarin<\/a>, Jewel Staite<\/a>, Sean Maher<\/a>, and Summer Glau<\/a>reunited to discuss the one-season wonder, as Deadline<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Development on the animated project is \u201cadvanced,\u201d with one script already completed, and Fillion, Maher, Glau, Torres, Staite, Tudyk, and costar Adam Baldwin<\/a> are all expected to voice their Firefly<\/em>\u00a0characters, per Deadline.<\/p>\n \u201cThe dedication of Firefly<\/em> fans has kept this 25-year-old show relevant,\u201d Fillion told the site. \u201cClearly, the return of Firefly<\/em> is something the fans want. More importantly, it\u2019s something they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n The animated series would be set between the events of the 2002 series and the 2005 big-screen continuation, Serenity<\/a><\/em>, and the Emmy-winning animation studio ShadowMachine has already created concept art, per Deadline.<\/p>\n