United Kingdom, March 16 -- Nathan Fillion says the Firefly revival needs fans' help to find "a home".

The 54-year-old actor - who played Captain Mal Reynolds in the cult classic space Western series and its 2005 sequel movie Serenity - has confirmed the original cast are getting back together for an animated series set between the original show and its feature film follow-up.

In an Instagram post after the announcement at AwesomeCon over the weekend, he said: "As of this moment, word is out. We are going to try to bring back Firefly. This time, we're gonna animate it."

He added that he already has the blessing of series creator Joss Wheadon - who won't be involved - to develop the show, while 20th Century Fox and Disney were happy for...