What is the tv series "Firefly" about and how long did it last?

Firefly is a science fiction television series. It premiered in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002 and lasted only one season (14 episodes).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)

https://firefly.fandom.com/wiki/Firefly

Firefly is a show about a diverse group of people living on and eking out a living onboard the spaceship Serenity. The Serenity is a Firefly-class spaceship.

Earth is no longer a place where humans live. Humans now live "in the stars beyond where there are many planets with many of their own moons that have long ago been terraformed."

The inner planets are in the firm control of the Alliance. The captain and first officer of serenity we're on the losing side of the Civil War fighting for the independents against the alliance. It was also a mechanic and a pilot on the crew of the serenity. Also on board was a young girl who has a telepath that has been tortured by the alliance and her older brother who was a doctor. The crew of the serenity earned a living by hauling cargo and smuggling. They lived and worked in the area of the outer planets because they were considered criminals by the Alliance.


Information from the previous two links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)

link https://firefly.fandom.com/wiki/Firefly

Also, only 11 of the 14 episodes were aired on television. The episodes were also shown out of order.

Information from previous links.

Not much more to add about the TV show "Firefly", except that co-creator Joss Whedon thought of it as a space western, and the characters could well be said to be "space cowboys". Part of the appeal of the show was that there were NINE main characters: 5 crew (captain Mal, first officer Zoe, pilot Wash (Zoe's husband), mechanic Kaylee, and mercenary Jayne) and 4 passengers ("companion" Inara (similar to a geisha -- with an unrevealed backstory), "shepherd" Book (a minister -- with an unrevealed backstory), ship doctor Simon (his services pay for his and his sister's travels), and crazy psychic River (the sister -- also with an unrevealed backstory, and the Alliance is hunting her).

Oh, and in addition to the 14 hour-long episodes of the TV series for Fox (about half a season worth), there was a Whedon-produced-and-directed 2-hour theatrical movie for Universal entitled "Serenity", which was set about six months after the end of the TV series and wrapped up one of the main storylines of the show (the unrevealed backstory behind River's bizarre behavior and the determination of the Alliance to recapture her). Because of the different studios involved, these items are never packaged together.

Whedon also supervised a series of "Serenity" comic books that filled in some more of the unfilmed plot ideas from the show's backstory, although whether that is more than a curiosity depends upon how absorbed a person becomes in that world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_(2005_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_(comics)