Heroes (TV series), TV Show on NBC

Heroes is an American science fiction drama television series, created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September 25, 2006. The show tells the story of several people who "thought they were like everyone else... until they realized they have incredible abilities" such as telepathy, time travel, flight and spontaneous regeneration. These people soon realize they have a role in preventing a catastrophe and saving mankind.[1] The series emulates the writing style of American comic books with short, multi-episode story arcs that build upon a larger, more encompassing arc. Kring said "we have talked about where the show goes up to five seasons."[2]

When the series premiered in the United States, it was the night's most-watched program among adults aged 18–49, attracting 14.3 million viewers overall and receiving the highest rating for any NBC drama premiere in five years.[3]. The second season of Heroes will consist of 24 episodes,[4] and the first season of a new spinoff, Heroes: Origins, will include six episodes.[5] The second season premiered on September 24, 2007[6] with Heroes: Origins airing in April and May of 2008. In the UK, the BBC has bought the rights to air season 2 and will be showing it sometime in 2008.[7].

Season one

The show features an ensemble cast of twelve main characters. Although NBC's cast page[8] lists only ten characters, Leonard Roberts (D.L. Hawkins), who first appeared in the series' fifth episode, was an additional member of the original full-time cast. Later Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) was upgraded from a recurring role to become the twelfth full-time cast member as of "Fallout".[9]

The main cast of the first season, not all of whom have been shown to possess powers, consists of:

* Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere), Mr. Bennet's adopted daughter, as well as Nathan Petrelli's biological daughter, a high school cheerleader who lives in Odessa, Texas, and has a spontaneous regenerative ability.
* Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman), more commonly referred to as "Mr. Bennet" or "the Man in Horn-Rimmed Glasses", works for the Primatech Paper Company, which is actually a cover operation for an organization that investigates people with superhuman abilities.
* Simone Deveaux (Tawny Cypress), an art dealer and gallery owner whose skepticism and complicated romantic life are tested.
* D.L. Hawkins (Leonard Roberts), the husband of Niki and father of Micah, has the power to alter his physical tangibility and phase through solid objects.
* Isaac Mendez (Santiago Cabrera), an artist living in New York who can paint future events during precognitive trances. He also writes and draws a comic book called 9th Wonders! which has also been shown to depict the future.
* Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka), a programmer[10] from Tokyo with the ability to manipulate the space-time continuum. He is convinced that he is a hero, and with other "special persons", he can change the future.
* Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg), a Los Angeles police officer with the ability to hear other people's thoughts.
* Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar), a New York Congressional candidate with the ability of self-propelled flight.
* Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia), a former hospice nurse and Nathan's younger brother. He is an empath[11] with the ability to absorb the powers of others he has been near and recall them.
* Micah Sanders (Noah Gray-Cabey), D.L. and Niki's son and a child prodigy, Micah is a technopath, allowing him to "talk" to electrical devices, which gives him control of machines and electronic devices.[12]
* Niki Sanders (Ali Larter), the wife of D.L. and mother of Micah. A former internet stripper from Las Vegas who exhibits superhuman strength and an alternate personality who goes by the name of Jessica.
* Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy), a professor of genetics from India who travels to New York to investigate the death of his father, Chandra. Through his investigations, he comes into contact with people his father listed as possessing superhuman abilities.

One of the main antagonists in season one is Sylar (Zachary Quinto), a serial killer who hunts super-powered individuals in order to take their abilities. Additionally, events in the first season gradually reveal who and what is responsible for a plot to destroy New York City in the form of the mysterious Mr. Linderman (Malcolm McDowell). The series also features many guest and recurring characters, including friends and family of the main cast, criminals and villains, and other individuals with remarkable powers.

[edit] Season two

Zachary Quinto[13] and James Kyson Lee,[14] who were recurring cast members in the first season, join the main cast for the second season. They are joined by new cast members David Anders,[15] Dana Davis[16] and Dania Ramírez.[17] Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, and Leonard Roberts are not listed as part of the main cast.[18]

* Takezo Kensei (David Anders),[15][19] a legendary warrior.
* Ando Masahashi (James Kyson Lee),[14] Hiro Nakamura's friend, coworker, and travelling companion. He does not have any superhuman abilities.
* Maya Herrera (Dania Ramírez),[17] a Honduran who is on the run from the police. Under stress, she can create a virus which is immediately fatal to those around her. Her brother, Alejandro, is the antidote to the virus.[20][21]
* Monica Dawson[22] (Dana Davis),[16] described as a "young hero" who is willing to "give up everything to help the people around her." She is a relative of D.L. Hawkins.[23]
* Sylar (Zachary Quinto),[13] a former watchmaker with an intuitive understanding of how things work. He is a serial killer who seeks out superhuman individuals, killing them in order to take their powers. Sylar has multiple acquired abilities.


::source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_(TV_series)]

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