Directed by Vern Gillum Written by Joss Whedon   Jane Espenson   Cast Nathan Fillion ... Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds Gina Torres ... Zoë Washburne Alan Tudyk ... Hoban 'Wash' Washburne Morena Baccarin ... Inara Serra Adam Baldwin ... Jayne Cobb Jewel Staite ... Kaylee Frye Sean Maher ... Dr. Simon Tam Summer Glau ... River Tam Ron Glass ... Shepherd Derrial Book Mark Sheppard ... Badger (as Mark A. Sheppard) Edward Atterton ... Atherton Wing Larry Drake ... Sir Warwick Harrow Carl Bresk ... Wright Larry Pennell ... Murphy Michael McMillian ... Younger Hopeful Joshua Grenrock ... Porter Kim Onasch ... Banning Janora McDuffie ... Cabott Casey Piotrowski ... Older Farmer Hunter Cochran ... Younger Farmer Roy Werner ... Gentleman Produced by Gareth Davies   Ben Edlund   Lisa Lassek   Tim Minear   Brian Wankum   Joss Whedon   Original Music by Greg Edmonson

Additional Info Premiere: November 01, 2002 DVD Release: December 09, 2003 Blu-ray Release: November 11, 2008 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Mutant Enemy 20th Century Fox Television Distributors 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (complete series) Fox Network   (2002-2003) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 7.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.9 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #681 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 8 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking