Serenity (Firefly vessel) Serenity (Firefly vessel) Serenity is a fictional spaceship that appears in Joss Whedon's "Firefly" television series and related works. Set in the 26th century, the series follows the nine-person crew of the "Firefly"-class vessel, a small transport ship, as they earn a living through various legal and illegal means. The ship is the main setting; it appears in all fourteen episodes, the film, and several comics. The ship was designed by director Joss Whedon, production designer Carey Meyer, and visual effects supervisor Loni Peristere. The collaboration led to more consistency between the live-action and digital effects representations of "Serenity" than
Serenity (2005 film) FilmFocus, and it was determined by "SFX" magazine to be the best science fiction movie of all time in 2007. IGN Film awarded "Serenity" Best Sci-Fi, Best Story, and Best Trailer for the year, and it won second for Overall Best Movie after "Batman Begins". The SyFy Genre Awards awarded it runner-up in the categories for Best Movie, Best Actor in a film (Nathan Fillion), and Best Actress in a film (Summer Glau), losing in all categories to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". "Serenity" later ranked 383 on "Empire" magazine's 500 Greatest Films of All Time and 90