Serenity (2005 film) Serenity (2005 film) Serenity is a 2005 American science fiction action film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of Whedon's short-lived 2002 Fox television series "Firefly" and stars the same cast, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set in 2517, "Serenity" is the story of the captain and crew of "Serenity", a ""Firefly"-class" spaceship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing Independent side against the Alliance. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret. The
Joss Whedon released in November 2017. On October 20, 2016, Whedon revealed that he is currently writing a new project that is a historical fiction/horror film set during World War II. On July 13, 2018, HBO obtained the rights to "The Nevers", a "sci-fi epic about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world", on which Whedon will serve as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner. Early in his career, Whedon sold two spec scripts that were not produced, "Suspension" and "Afterlife". He sold "Suspension" for $750,000, with an