Joss Whedon- the Oscar(r)- and Emmy-nominated writer/director
responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer and Angel-now applies his trademark compassion and
wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future in
his feature film directorial debut, Serenity.
The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened
veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes
out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard
his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the
closest thing he has left to family - squabbling, insubordinate and
undyingly loyal.
When Mal takes on two new passengers-a young doctor and his
unstable, telepathic sister-he gets much more than he bargained
for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the
universe, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl. The crew
that was once used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy
unnoticed find themselves caught between the unstoppable military
force of the Universal Alliance and the horrific, cannibalistic
fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space.
Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the
greatest danger to them may be on board Serenity herself.