185-566: This is a list of fictional characters in the television series Heroes , the Heroes graphic novels , and the Heroes webisodes. In its inaugural season, Heroes featured an ensemble cast of twelve main characters. During the first season, the NBC Heroes cast page listed ten characters among the cast; Leonard Roberts arrived later, and Jack Coleman was promoted to series regular as of
370-516: A brain tumor that is slowly killing him and preventing him from controlling his powers. A carnival group is introduced whose leader, Samuel, tries to recruit more people with abilities into his carnival family. Samuel claims he is creating a community for special people where they are welcome to be open with their abilities and respected by outsiders. In truth, he is bringing together as many people with abilities as possible to build up his own power, moving earth. The more special people he has around him,
555-401: A ferris wheel and stating, "My name is Claire Bennet, and that was attempt number—I guess I've kind of lost count." Heroes began development early in 2006, when Tim Kring , creator of NBC's Crossing Jordan , came up with the show's concept. Kring wanted to create a "large ensemble saga" that would connect with the audience. He began thinking about how big, scary and complicated he felt
740-525: A recurring role to become the twelfth full-time cast member. The following remained major characters during all four seasons: Although Niki Sanders , played by Ali Larter , was written out in the third season, Larter remained on the show throughout all four seasons, playing Sanders' sister, Tracy Strauss for the final season. During the first two seasons, some characters were written out to make room for new characters with new stories. In season one, Claude , portrayed by Christopher Eccleston , who had
925-546: A "key role in the writing and direction" of the series. On June 22 it was revealed that Fuller left Heroes to work on other projects. On April 28, 2009, director/producer Greg Beeman was fired by NBC. The series score is composed by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman , with music engineer Michael Perfitt and vocals provided by Shankar . Each episode averages 30–35 minutes of music. Melvoin and Coleman became involved with Heroes from their previous work with executive producer Allan Arkush . Kring gave general instructions to
1110-505: A TV Series. On January 9, 2007, Heroes won the award for Favorite New TV Drama at the 33rd People's Choice Awards . The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People nominated Heroes on January 9, 2007, for an Image Award in the "Outstanding Drama Series" category. On February 21, 2007, Heroes was nominated for five Saturn Awards . The nominations included "Best Network Television Series", "Best Supporting Actor in
1295-520: A Television Series" for Hayden Panettiere , and "Best Television Series on DVD." The 2008 nominations are similar to the 2007 nominations, except Ali Larter was not nominated this year; instead the Heroes Season one DVD was nominated, in a different category. On July 19, 2007, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced their nominations for the 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards. Heroes
1480-433: A Television Series" for both Greg Grunberg and Masi Oka , and "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series" for Hayden Panettiere and Ali Larter . On February 22, 2008, it was announced that Heroes was again nominated for five Saturn Awards. The nominations for 2008 include "Best Network Television Series," "Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series" for both Greg Grunberg and Masi Oka, "Best Supporting Actress in
1665-536: A big blast of red lightning, affecting everyone and saving Hiro. As plan B, they use the GPS signal of the agents to track the place, and once they are ready to fight, Hiro tries to freeze time, but instead he receives a strong headache and nosebleed as they realize he cannot use his ability anymore. Ando is then seen aiding Hiro. In " An Invisible Thread ", because of Hiro's condition, Ando plans to enter "Building 26" by himself, but Hiro recovers and insists on continuing with
1850-787: A bold, confident, and charismatic figure also influenced cinematic depictions of black men and black masculinity, a contrast to black men in films prior to Shaft having often been portrayed as mild-mannered or servile. Richard Arnold Roundtree was born on July 9, 1942, in New Rochelle, New York , to John Roundtree and Kathryn Watkins. Roundtree attended New Rochelle High School , where he graduated in 1961. He subsequently attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois , but eventually dropped out of college in 1963, in order to begin his acting career. Roundtree started his professional career around 1963, as he began working as
2035-614: A burning car, and helped D.L. Hawkins save the life of the passengers. Ando called the police, which forced D.L. to flee with his son Micah . Further along in their journey they stopped at a Diner in Odessa, Texas , where they met a waitress named Charlie Andrews , who had the ability to instantly memorize things . When Charlie was killed in the storage room of the diner by an unknown man Hiro, despite Ando's pleading, traveled back in time to prevent her death. He failed to return within five seconds as he promised, leaving Ando alone. Later in
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#17327908337972220-623: A cast of new faces such as Milo Ventimiglia , who described the TV pilot as a "character drama about everyday people with a heightened reality." Said heightened reality was brought to light through the work of production designer Ruth Ammon. Kring wanted the series to have touchstones that involved the characters and the world they lived in. Before he began putting his ideas together, he spoke with Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof , with whom he had worked for three years on Crossing Jordan . Kring credits Lindelof for giving him ideas on how to pitch
2405-422: A collapsible sword and fake blood, then traveled slightly back in time to tell Ando that, when the time came, he had to pretend to be dead. He returned to the correct moment, and stabbed Ando. When Daphne and Knox left, Ando stood up again. They travelled to Africa on their first assignment in search of Usutu , a man who could paint the future . Ando expressed doubt over their situation, saying they were working for
2590-584: A deleted scene (in the season two DVD boxset) that he has the power of studying a situation and predicting its outcomes, though in the series he never uses this ability. Claude Rains , portrayed by Christopher Eccleston , is a former employee of the Company and agent alongside Noah Bennet . His real name is unknown; his pseudonym , first used while working for the Company, references the actor who starred in The Invisible Man . A posthuman, he has
2775-428: A dream in which they fly. After he awakens, he tells Simone about the dream and dies soon after. In " How To Stop An Exploding Man ", Peter has a dream where he witnesses Charles discussing the explosion with his mother, seemingly shortly after Peter became his nurse. Charles then addresses Peter directly, telling Peter he can save the world because he can love. He then calls to Peter's past self who takes him away, telling
2960-403: A fan of Heroes , was set to write and direct an episode for the spin-off, as were Eli Roth and Michael Dougherty . On April 3, 2008, a day after NBC announced its 2008–2009 primetime schedule, Ben Silverman confirmed Origins ' s cancellation. Heroes includes some mysterious fictional recurring elements that have been ascribed to science fiction or supernatural phenomena. Kring and
3145-556: A feeling that she was possessed. Mohinder Suresh 's theme is the piano composition that plays at the end of some episodes. In 2007, the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards gave Melvoin and Coleman the Top Television Series award for their work on Heroes . In France, the theme music of Heroes is composed by Victoria Petrosillo. Her song, "Le Héros d'un autre", is used by television network TF1 to replace
3330-470: A fight. This led to Hiro being knocked out, and Adam escaping. Ando proclaimed them "the worst heroes ever", before Daphne and Knox entered the bar, wanting to recruit Hiro to the Pinehearst Company. Knox said that to prove himself, Hiro had to kill Ando, handing him a sabre sword. Hiro appeared to do so , but in the next episode it was revealed that Hiro froze time. After that, he acquired
3515-514: A flashback), is a stern and powerful businessman in Japan and the father of Hiro Nakamura . He is the CEO of Yamagato Industries, and he is described as a man with "real power" by his underlings. He is initially very disappointed with Hiro, who does not show any sort of drive, though he eventually comes to respect his son as he develops into a hero. He is one of the founders of the Company. It is revealed in
3700-507: A legendary samurai . They stole it, but it transpired that the sword was a replica, with the original belonging to a Mr. Linderman . They went to Isaac's loft seeking his help, and met Simone Deveaux , who told them that Linderman resided in Las Vegas. When Ando and Hiro were kidnapped and brought to Hiro's father in " The Fix ", Ando became attracted to Hiro's sister, Kimiko in the next episode . In " Run! ", Ando became infatuated with
3885-465: A live-action adaptation of the eponymous Japanese manga . During the same year, he also appeared in the TV series Knight Rider as the father of FBI agent Carrie Ravai ( Sydney Tamiia Poitier ). Starting from 2013, he co-starred as the father of lead character Mary Jane Paul ( Gabrielle Union ) in the drama series Being Mary Jane , aired on BET . In 2019, Roundtree co-starred in the comedy film What Men Want , before once again returning to
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#17327908337974070-410: A location. Kring described the writing process as a collaborative one and stated that the collaboration process was important because production needed to shoot several scenes at a single location. To do this, several scripts had to be ready. Jesse Alexander , co-producer and writer, explained that this process was important in a serialized drama because one has to know where each character's development
4255-589: A model at the Ebony Fashion Fair after being scouted by Eunice W. Johnson ; he then began modeling in advertisements for products such as Johnson Products ' Duke hair grease and Salem cigarettes. In 1967, Roundtree joined the Negro Ensemble Company : he then went on to play his first theatrical role by portraying boxer Jack Johnson in the company's production of The Great White Hope. According to J. E. Franklin , he acted in
4440-454: A new series is in development, reportedly titled Heroes: Eclipsed . Kring designed the series to have an ever-shifting cast. However, his motivation changed when he realized how popular the original cast was with audiences; therefore, he brought back most of the first-season cast for the second season, with a few additions who received star billing . In its first season, the show features an ensemble cast of twelve main characters making it
4625-529: A new, eponymous sequel of the original 1971 film, with Samuel L. Jackson playing the title character. In 1997, he appeared in the comedy movie George of the Jungle ; around the same year, he played a leading role as Phil Thomas in the Fox ensemble drama, 413 Hope St ; in 1999, he portrayed Booker T. Washington in the 1999 television movie Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years . He served as
4810-427: A nomadic, solitary existence. Though he occasionally drowned his sorrows in alcohol, nothing eased the pain of his war memories. Then he met Linda Tavara, whom he thought he could trust his secret with, but he ended up killing her in self-defense; Linda's list led him to reunite with Arthur. He eventually became a reputed mobster , and founder of Linderman Corporation under the guidance of Adam Monroe . He acts as one of
4995-614: A nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series. Masi Oka was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. On September 16, 2007, the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards were held and Heroes failed to win a single Emmy award despite the eight nominations. On July 21, 2007, the Television Critics Association awarded Heroes with the prestigious Outstanding Program of the Year title during their 23rd Annual TCA Awards ceremony. The cast of Heroes
5180-474: A partner. While trying to escape, Hiro realized he did need Ando. They almost escape, but are caught by the Haitian. He takes them to Angela Petrelli , who claims that Hiro has the "key" to solving the whole issue of the formula. Ando then helped Hiro dig up the key: Adam Monroe. In " Angels and Monsters ", Adam begrudgingly took Ando and Hiro to a bar that was a gathering place for "specials for hire", and caused
5365-434: A perfect cast. It views like the first hour of a fun, thoughtful movie." Barry Garron at The Hollywood Reporter also stated, " Heroes is one of TV's most imaginative creations and might, with luck, become this year's Lost ." Less favorable reviews included The Philadelphia Inquirer , who commented that although the show had lots of "cool effects," it "lands, splat, in a pile of nonsense and dim dialogue." In response to
5550-626: A political figure who can fly, and explores its consequences. Meanwhile, several villains escape from the confines of Level 5, a maximum security area owned and operated by the Company within Primatech, and Noah Bennet attempts to recapture them. Arthur Petrelli ( Robert Forster ), Nathan Petrelli's father, heals from systemic nerve damage and aims to create a formula to give ordinary people superhuman abilities, simultaneously stealing Peter's powers. The second part of season three, "Volume Four: Fugitives", reveals what happens after Nathan fails to produce
5735-470: A restaurant worker with the ability to mimic physical movements she sees; and Elle Bishop , a sadistic sociopath with the ability to generate electricity, portrayed by Kristen Bell . Two recurring characters from season one, Sylar , portrayed by Zachary Quinto , and Ando Masahashi , portrayed by James Kyson Lee , were upgraded to main characters in season two. Starting in season three, recurring character Angela Petrelli , portrayed by Cristine Rose ,
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5920-440: A seemingly ordinary group of people who gradually become aware that they have special abilities. The story develops showing their reactions to those powers, and how that discovery affects their personal and professional lives. At the same time, several ordinary individuals are investigating the origins and extent of those abilities. Mohinder Suresh ( Sendhil Ramamurthy ), a research geneticist, continues his late father's research into
6105-512: A shield, Ando, Mohinder, Matt, and Hiro escape and meet up with Peter. Then he and Hiro realize that they must travel to India as seen in one of Matt's paintings. In " Building 26 ", once in India, Hiro and Ando realize that they must save a local girl, Annapoora, from being married against her will. At first Ando uses his red glow as the sign she was looking for, but he "steals" Hiro's chance to recover his powers and also he ends up being kidnapped by
6290-473: A six-episode Heroes spin-off , Heroes: Origins , during the 2007–08 season. The show was to introduce a new character each week, and viewers were to select which one would stay for the following season of the regular series. The show was supposed to air after the completion of the second season of Heroes in April 2008; however, on October 31, 2007, it was reported that Origins had been postponed because of
6475-439: A terminal illness, and he is dying. Attending their first mission, saving a girl's cat, both Ando and Hiro realize their abilities are not fitted to the situation, but still Ando is forced by Hiro to help the cat. Once he catches the cat, Ando loses balance and falls. Hiro stops time saving him, but Ando notices Hiro remains frozen while time is resumed. Ando then takes Hiro to Yamagato where he unfreezes. While talking, they remember
6660-559: A third volume, that would at least have 81–103, and more, and it was scheduled for fall 2009. For unknown reasons, the third volume has not been released. Richard Roundtree Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel and its 2019 sequel , as well as
6845-583: A thorn in the Company's side and was locked in one of the five levels. Sanjog Iyer , portrayed by Javin Reid, is an Indian boy whom Chandra Suresh had been observing prior to leaving for New York. Chandra's notes described Iyer as having a genetic marker allowing the boy to enter people's dreams, where he acts as a " spirit guide " of sorts. He appears in visions that Mohinder Suresh experiences after returning to India with his father's ashes. After Mohinder finds Sanjog, he explains to Mohinder that he does not enter
7030-425: A trap for HLS agents, using Ando as bait. Although he refuses, as Hiro manages to not freeze him, Hiro still keeps his plan going on, unfreezing the agents so they can take down Ando, and then freezing everybody again so he can take an agent's place as they carry Ando to the "Building 26". Once in motion, Ando is awoken by Hiro so he can be ready for action, but when an agent realizes Hiro is not one of them, Ando shoots
7215-541: A voice actor for the title character from the PlayStation game Akuji the Heartless , which was first released in 1999. In 2004, Roundtree guest-starred in several episodes of the first season of Desperate Housewives as an amoral private detective; in 2005, he played the assistant vice principal of a high school in the neo-noir mystery film Brick . Starting from the same year, Roundtree appeared in
7400-485: A wheelchair as he's still in a daze. As the three are found by orderlies, Ando snaps out of it and uses his powers to blast open a door leading out, creating enough of a distraction that Mohinder is able to overpower the orderlies and allow the three to escape. Running through a swamp chased by orderlies and dogs, the three are forced to hide behind a tree and Mohinder suggests Ando use his power like electro-shock therapy to restore Hiro's mind so he can teleport them away. Ando
7585-415: A witness for the prosecution. In the real world, Ando watches the surgery and when Hiro crashes makes a rousing speech that gives Hiro strength in his hallucination. The doctors manage to revive Hiro and remove the tumor. Ando later visits Hiro as he recovers from the surgery. In " Brave New World ", Ando is happy to see Hiro awake and has him test his powers which Hiro now has full control of after his tumor
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7770-425: A woman named Hope, who convinced Ando to obtain a bag of hers from her 'ex-boyfriend'. When he returned with it, Hope convinces Ando to give her a ride. Hiro, who had been locked up by Hope, pursued them with her 'ex-boyfriend', a gaming commission officer. This led to a shoot-out between Hope and the officer, and afterwards, Hiro told Ando to go home. Ando nonetheless followed Hiro, and saved him from arrest when Hiro
7955-461: A young Ando is seen together with a young Kimiko in the carnival. The young Hiro rushes into them making Ando spill a Slushy in Kimiko's direction, but Samuel Sullivan pushes adult Hiro in the way to show him past can be changed, so he gets wet instead of Kimiko. This event avoids Ando to be hated by Kimiko, and when adult Hiro teleports back to the present, he finds out the two of them felt in love at
8140-404: Is Mohinder Suresh and realizes that Hiro wants to save him. Ando, realizing that Mohinder cannot use his powers due to the drugs the orderlies are giving him, switches Mohinder's pills with aspirin to stop that, but accidentally swallows Mohinder's pills and enters into a drug-induced daze. Hiro hides him in a closet and later that night frees Mohinder, but the two are forced to wheel Ando out in
8325-495: Is Found in the Heart", after Hiro was teleported back to Japan , Ando was reassigned by Kaito Nakamura to Hiro's former position. Ando became infatuated with Kimiko Nakamura and sought her affections. One night, he walked her home and they were confronted by a group of bikers. Ando learned that the leader, Fukazawa, was also pursuing Kimiko. Ando and Kimiko ran, but were eventually cornered. Ando promised to protect Kimiko and confronted
8510-442: Is a confluence of important events. Hiro is able to stop Sylar and send his past self back six months to ensure their relationship. However, after the two are reunited, Charlie's blood clot starts to develop into an aneurysm and she comes close to dying. Desperate, Hiro enlists Sylar's help to save her in exchange for information on his personal future. Sylar removes Charlie's blood clot through her left eye, saving her life, but Charlie
8695-408: Is a natural fit for us." For season 3, Los Angeles Times said "Even just a half-hour in, it's difficult not to wish everyone would just lighten the heck up. The graphic novel noir feel is becoming increasingly oppressive, and everyone is just so grim." New York Post wrote "This show, which was once so thrilling and fun, has become full of itself, its characters spouting crazy nonsense." By
8880-604: Is a prominent political player, Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg), who has power over people's minds, is instructed to alter Sylar's mind so that he will believe that he is Nathan and take his place, utilising Sylar's new powers of shapeshifting and psychometry to take on Nathan's appearance while his psychometry would 'fill in the blanks' on other details. This has a negative side effect causing Sylar's consciousness to become trapped in Matt Parkman's mind. Season four contains "Volume Five: Redemption", and takes place six weeks after
9065-578: Is a waitress at the Burnt Toast Diner in Midland, Texas , where Hiro Nakamura and Ando Masahashi stop to eat on their road trip to New York . After she reveals to Hiro that she had recently developed the ability to quickly memorize and recall any information with great accuracy in a seemingly unlimited volume , Sylar murders her in the diner's storeroom, removing her brain in the same manner as his other victims. Charlie and Hiro's relationship
9250-487: Is an evolved human who has the ability to move things by the use of his mind . Sylar, who stole Davis's contact information from Chandra Suresh, called up Davis and gave him an alias, choosing "Sylar" from the brand name of a watch that he was working on, telling him he can fix his problem. When he revealed his telekinetic ability to Sylar , Davis asked Sylar if he could remove it. Sylar, driven by his aggression and hunger for power killed him and stole his ability, making him
9435-498: Is apparently taken to a hospital by Ando and Mohinder. Later, Ando, along with Hiro, witness the burning of Sylar's (really James Martin ) body and then both decide to return home. In " Orientation ", Ando and Hiro have opened a hired hero business called "Dial-A-Hero" in a conference room at the Yamagato Building, which enrages Kimiko . On Ando insistence to visit a doctor, Hiro reveals that his headaches are caused by
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#17327908337979620-448: Is extremely destructive, causing such harmful side-effects as radiation poisoning , which ends up killing his wife. When he gains better control over his ability, Ted realizes he is also able to produce an EMP when necessary. He was eventually brutally killed by Sylar and his corpse left behind after Sylar caused a car accident that killed his captors and left him hanging upside down by himself. Brian Davis , portrayed by David Berman ,
9805-610: Is heading. Season two coincided with the WGA writers' strike , meaning only 11 out of the planned 24 episodes were produced. That forced the producers to redesign the season to encompass only the Generations volume out of the three planned. The planned third volume, Exodus , which was designed to be a story arc reflecting the effects of the release of strain 138 of the Shanti virus, was cancelled. The planned fourth volume, Villains ,
9990-412: Is his sidekick when he refers to him as Sancho Panza. Ando admits this, but Hiro refers to him as the best sidekick he knows. In " Close to You ", Ando checks Hiro into the asylum Hiro keeps referring to, but is reluctant as Hiro in his addled state cannot stop time or use his powers. Hiro points Ando to "Watson's" room as he's led away, and after Ando uses his power to bypass a lock, he finds out "Watson"
10175-404: Is horrified by what Hiro tells Sylar of his future and that he'd save her instead of all those other people Sylar killed. Charlie storms out, but eventually returns to Hiro. She is then kidnapped by Arnold on the orders of Samuel Sullivan and displaced in time to force Hiro to cooperate. In "Brave New World", Hiro is finally reunited with Charlie, now an old woman who is dying of old age. She reveals
10360-633: Is introduced in a four-part arc of the Heroes graphic novels . She made small, on-screen appearances in the series (played by Stana Katic ) during " Unexpected " and " Five Years Gone ", but has primarily featured in supplemental material. Hana has the ability to act as a living electronic transmitter and receiver, capable of intercepting and interpreting virtually any form of electronic signal and transmitting coherent signals of any type through thought alone. E-mail , text messages , and phone calls are all simple for her to receive and reproduce if necessary. Meredith Gordon , portrayed by Jessalyn Gilsig ,
10545-474: Is only one last copy of 9th Wonders!, given by Isaac Mendez to a bike courier before his death. Daphne takes Ando and Parkman to New York in " Our Father " to track the comic book down. They find the last copy, and discover that Hiro is stuck 16 years in the past as Arthur Petrelli has taken Hiro's powers. The three come to the conclusion that the only way to save Hiro is to find another time-traveler. Ando volunteers himself to take an experimental formula to give him
10730-411: Is reluctant as his future self killed Hiro using that power, but Mohinder convinces him to try. Ando shocks Hiro and it does work, restoring Hiro's mind back to normal. With Hiro back to normal, he teleports himself, Mohinder and Ando to Noah Bennet's apartment, seconds before orderlies and dogs find their hiding place. When the three teleport in, they interrupt Noah and Lauren Gilmore kissing and Hiro asks
10915-508: Is running a company called Lumiere Ophthalmology. Noah meets him and retrieves his old glasses, at which point The Haitian attempts to kill him, acting on what he told Noah with his dying breaths were Noah's own orders. Noah later discovers it was to hide the location of Claire's children. Noah later alters the timeline to prevent The Haitian's death and, in the revised timeline, he is a member of Hero Truther's group and working to take down Renautas. Paulette Hawkins , portrayed by Tina Lifford ,
11100-633: Is screening on the Sci-Fi Channel in Australia. Season four aired, approximately one month behind the US, on Seven's new digital channel 7Two , on November 4, 2009, at the new time of Wednesdays 8:30 p.m. It started with the double premiere and had double episode runs instead of one episode a week, until it caught up to the US, after that it began to air episodes once a week at 8:30 p.m. It currently airs on Thursdays 9:30 p.m. on 7Two. In
11285-417: Is the biological mother of Claire Bennet and the older sister of Flint Gordon . Like her younger brother, Meredith has pyrokinetic abilities, which both enable her to create fire from her body and grant her immunity to the effects of it. Died in explosion by Sylar. René, commonly referred to as The Haitian and portrayed by Jimmy Jean-Louis , has the ability to erase peoples' memories as well as suppress
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#173279083379711470-412: Is the mother of D. L. Hawkins , and Micah's grandmother. Her relationship to Niki is tense, questioning her ability to raise Micah. In " One Giant Leap ", she defends D. L. in front of Niki. Paulette is convinced that D. L. was framed for killing his crew. She is not seen again until " The Kill Squad, Part 3 " where it is revealed that she has the power to enhance other people's abilities and had become
11655-407: Is the subject of the novel Heroes: Saving Charlie . During Six Months Ago , after accidentally traveling back in time six months while trying to save her life, Hiro steadily falls in love with her and she with him and she teaches him English. However, Charlie has a blood clot in her brain that will eventually turn into an aneurysm and kill her making her death inevitable no matter what Hiro does. He
11840-526: Is trying to live through him, since Hiro has lost his powers. Later, Ando hears Hiro being kidnapped by Nathan's agents through the phone. In " Trust and Blood ", using the GPS device Hiro injected himself with, Ando figures out that Hiro is in Arkansas. Daphne arrives in Japan to find Hiro and Ando to talk about Matt's disappearance. Daphne and Ando go to Arkansas and see the plane's crash site. After Daphne appears to have been killed and Claire uses herself as
12025-512: Is unwillingly returned to his own time, depressed over his inability to save Charlie which affects his powers for the rest of the season. In season 4, after learning that he is dying, Hiro becomes determined once more to save Charlie, referring to her as his true love and seeing his failure to save her as his biggest mistake. In Once Upon a Time In Texas , Hiro returns to the day of Charlie's murder to attempt to save her despite Samuel Sullivan warning against him messing with time as that day and time
12210-576: The Off-Off-Broadway production of her play Mau Mau Room, by the Negro Ensemble Company Workshop Festival, at St. Mark's Playhouse in 1969, directed by Shauneille Perry . Roundtree made his first big-screen appearance by playing a minor role in the film What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? , a 1970 American hidden-camera style reality film directed by Candid Camera creator Allen Funt . In
12395-649: The Writers Guild of America strike . Kring stated in an interview that the first episode of Origins was to reveal the secrets and meanings behind the Helix symbol. Because of the WGA Strike, Kring commented that the secret will have to be revealed down the line. Kring revealed that he was to write the first episode of Origins , and that John August had been hired to write another episode. Director Kevin Smith ,
12580-476: The eponymous television series (1973–1974). He was also known for featuring in several TV series, including Roots , Generations , and Desperate Housewives . Considered as "the first black action hero", Roundtree was credited with having an impact on the rise of African American leading actors in Hollywood projects, thanks to his successful performances in the genre. His portrayal of Shaft as
12765-510: The font used in captions and credits for the show is reminiscent of traditional hand-rendered comic book lettering. It was created by Sale and is based on his handwriting style. Heroes was designed by production designer Ruth Ammon. Ammon was nominated for her work on Heroes twice by the Art Directors Guild and nominated for two Emmy Awards for excellence in art direction. On May 14, 2007, NBC announced that it would air
12950-408: The next episode and Ando left Hiro to find Niki Sanders at her home, where he was apprehended by a group of police. He then reunited with Hiro in their journey to find Isaac Mendez . Every hero is on a journey to find his place in the world. But it's a journey. You don't start at the end, otherwise they can't make a movie about it later. After contacting Peter Petrelli , Ando and Hiro learnt about
13135-463: The "9th Wonders!" comic book in the process, revealing to Sylar that Hiro would kill him. When he started to kill Ando, Hiro arrived and teleported himself and Ando to the offices of Yamagato industries back in Tokyo , where their journey started. Hiro gives Ando Kensei's sword, promised to return, before he finally teleported to Kirby Plaza to kill Sylar with Ando's sword. In the graphic novel "Heroism
13320-513: The "9th Wonders!" comic page which shows him dead. Hiro unsuccessfully attempts to kill Sylar. He and Ando teleport to safety, where they discovered that the sword has been broken. They try to have the sword repaired, and Ando and Hiro encountered Hiro's father once more. Kaito and Hiro spoke alone, and Ando, impatient, decided to seek out and kill Sylar himself. In the season finale , Ando went to Isaac's loft and found Sylar . The superhuman villain overpowered him and prepared to kill him. Ando dropped
13505-522: The Carnival where Claire asks Hiro to teleport all of the carnies away. Hiro tells them all to hold hands, but is unsure if he can teleport them all as there are over a dozen, so Ando offers to use his powers to supercharge Hiro's to teleport everyone. Hiro agrees to try and thanks to Ando supercharging his power, Hiro successfully teleports everyone away which results in Samuel's defeat as the removal of all
13690-524: The Haitian , and discovered he was in possession of the other half of the formula. Ando knocked the Haitian out. Daphne managed to steal the other half from them, and before they can give chase, the Haitian awoke and apprehended them both, taking them to the Level 2 prisons of the Primatech Facility. The next episode showed Hiro and Ando arguing, with Ando claiming that Hiro did not value him as
13875-429: The Haitian , who persuaded her to work with them. On Noah's orders, she moved in near Chandra Suresh and befriended him in order to remove Claire Bennet's name from the list of posthumans. She later attempts to kill Sylar during his imprisonment, but he's able to subjugate her. With no other choice Eden kills herself before Sylar could steal her powers. Kaito Nakamura , portrayed by George Takei and Eijiro Ozaki (in
14060-499: The Primatech Paper Facility. He returns to Ando with the assurance that Adam can never hurt anyone again. In " The Second Coming ", Hiro, resigned to working in his father's office at Yamagato Industries, told Ando that he was bored without a quest. Suddenly Kaito's lawyer turned up with a recorded message from Kaito to Hiro. It instructed him to guard the contents of a safe, and never open it. Hiro curiously opened
14245-1035: The United Kingdom, the series first aired on February 19, 2007, on digital channel Sci Fi UK . The series averaged 450,000 viewers, which is almost four times more viewers than those of other programs on Sci Fi UK. The series was then picked up by the BBC, which gave season one its terrestrial premiere from July 25 to December 5, 2007, on BBC Two. Season two of Heroes first aired from April 24 to July 3, 2008, on BBC Two, attracting around 3.7 million viewers. Season three began on October 1, 2008, and gained 3.81 million viewers. Season four began on January 9, 2010, but viewership as of February 8 had declined to just 0.74 million. In Indonesia, Season 1 aired on Trans TV on weeknights starting from January 31, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. WIB . All subsequent seasons aired on Trans7 on Wednesdays starting from August 6, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. WIB. Ubisoft announced that they had licensed
14430-648: The abilities of others' around him within a certain radius/area of himself. Noah Bennett uses his powers to his advantage as the Haitian works for him. For instance, in Season 1, Noah directs the Haitian to remove everyone's memories that are aware of his daughter Claire's ability to spontaneously regenerate. In the alternate futures of Seasons 1 and 3, the Haitian works for the enemy, helping Future Claire kill Future Peter in "I Am Become Death" and blocking Hiro's abilities so he cannot flee in " Five Years Gone " before being killed by Future Mohinder. In Heroes Reborn , The Haitian
14615-468: The ability to heal the injuries and illnesses of living organisms; this includes healing the "scars" created by mental manipulation, thereby allowing him to restore lost memories and remove implanted thoughts. He served in the U.S. Army with Arthur Petrelli , whom he ended up healing from the brink of death, in the Vietnam War under the code name "Austin". After the war, Daniel found himself living
14800-409: The ability to manipulate space and time so he can save Hiro. In " Dual ", Daphne steals a dose of the formula from Mohinder, and gives it to Ando. Ando manifests the ability to "super charge" the abilities of others, which he uses on Daphne to allow her to run faster than the speed of light, enabling time travel per Einstein's Theory of Relativity. They rescue Hiro from the past, saving Hiro from death at
14985-480: The ability to turn himself, any personal objects he touches, and other people invisible . Claude's power is limited to the visible spectrum; it does not make him inaudible, nor does it mask his body heat or other such emissions, allowing him to be tracked through thermal imaging or similar methods. Claude guides Peter Petrelli and teaches him how to use his power, however, several powers then begin to overwhelm him at once, until Claude knocks him unconscious. Peter rescues
15170-502: The bad guys. Hiro reassured him it was simply to infiltrate Pinehearst. They were unable to capture Usutu through Hiro's time traveling abilities, so they tried to do it by hiding and waiting for him. He congratulates them for using their heads as opposed to Hiro's power, and in " Eris Quod Sum ", offers Hiro and Ando the chance to take a spirit walk for guidance. Ando refused, and watched over Hiro as he slept in " Villains ". In " It's Coming ", he tried to save Hiro from Arthur Petrelli , but
15355-412: The biological source of the powers, while Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman) represents, and is a lead agent for, a secret organization known only as "the Company" that wants to control, and if necessary, terminate those who are gifted. After only having a short time to come to terms with their new abilities, each of the heroes is drawn into the final showdown. They must each do their part to stop the destruction of
15540-502: The bomb. Ando learned from Future Peter that he was killed in the explosion. They eventually manage to free Hiro, but Future Hiro was killed by Matt Parkman . As he died, he handed to Ando a page of a "9th Wonders!" comic book. Ando and Hiro returned to the present, and traveled to Isaac's loft to consult him. They found him dead, killed by Sylar, and hid as the killer detected them. They escaped him and then followed him to his mother's . Hiro did not want to kill Sylar, but Ando showed Hiro
15725-612: The capital cities. To keep viewer numbers high the Seven Network began showing the second season on Thursday nights at 9:30 p.m. across all areas, a week after the US screening. The third season began airing on October 9, 2008, and Volume 4 began airing on April 23, 2009. Because of low ratings, it was pushed back half-an-hour to 11:00 p.m. after Scrubs and the season concluded July 9, 2009. The Sci-Fi (available through Foxtel , Optus TV and Austar ) screened season two re-runs in late 2009. From June 2010, season three
15910-435: The carnival and have dated since. In " Acceptance ", Kimiko reveals to Hiro that she and Ando have gotten engaged. Ando is concerned about Kimiko wanting Hiro to give her away in the wedding a year from now, knowing that he may not be alive by that time, so he talks Hiro into confessing the truth to Kimiko. Hiro's ever-lasting mission to save a man makes him hear this speech from Ando over and over again, and finally understands
16095-406: The carnival they attended 14 years before, where a fortune teller directed Hiro on his path to being a hero. Ando remembers as he accidentally spilled a drink over Kimiko, causing her to hate him despite he was in love with her. While remembering this, Hiro's time travel manifests teleporting him to the carnival 14 years in the past. In " Jump, Push, Fall ", while Hiro is at the carnival in the past,
16280-691: The cast and crew to answer questions from the press and from fans. On July 21, 2007, Kring announced that cast and crew members of Heroes would travel the world for the Heroes World Tour to promote the season one DVD release and the forthcoming season two. The tour took place in North America (New York and Toronto), Asia ( Singapore , Tokyo, and Hong Kong) and Europe ( Munich , Paris and London). The tour began on August 26, and ended on September 1, 2007. The post-hardcore bands Alesana and I See Stars have both respectively named songs after
16465-489: The creators of the series referred to these fictional elements as part of the mythology of the series. Kring confirmed that although the show has a unique mythology, he did not want to sink too deeply into it. Rather, Kring used volumes to wrap up ongoing plot lines instead of carrying storylines over long periods of time as in Lost . Among the show's mythological elements are the Company, the legend of Takezo Kensei, paintings of
16650-488: The diner to avoid making too many changes and preserve history. In " Upon This Rock ", a brain-addled Hiro is brought to Ando by the police after they find a business card on him. Ando reveals that Hiro has been missing for six weeks and figures that Hiro's referring to himself and everything else as fictional characters (with Ando being Sancho Panza) is a side-effect of his brain tumor. Ando does not understand what Hiro means by they have to save "Doctor Watson" at "Arkham" in
16835-485: The diner, Ando noticed a picture of Charlie and Hiro together, taken six months ago, and realized Hiro had traveled back there. Peter Petrelli called, and later met Ando at the diner. Ando protested against Peter going to find "the cheerleader" without the presence of someone with abilities, but Peter left. Eventually , Hiro returned, having failed to save Charlie, and they continued onwards to Union Wells High School . When it became clear they had arrived too late, Hiro felt
17020-468: The dreams of others, but that they instead come to him. Sanjog subsequently appears in several Heroes graphic novels, showing visions of the past to various individuals. In an interview with Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite, they state that Sanjog's character was considered for the storyline involving Molly and her nightmare man, Maury Parkman. However, the idea was scrapped for reasons they did not reveal. Daniel Linderman , portrayed by Malcolm McDowell , has
17205-501: The effects of various strains of the virus will do to the human and superhuman population. The virus is weaponized and locked away at Primatech Paper, the Company's facility used as a front. Returning to the present, the heroes must come together in an attempt to stop the release of a deadly strain of the virus and avert a global pandemic . The first part of season three is called "Volume Three: Villains". Volume three begins with an assassination attempt on Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar),
17390-410: The eleventh episode . For the second season of the show, Santiago Cabrera , Tawny Cypress , and Leonard Roberts left the main cast. Zachary Quinto and James Kyson Lee , who were recurring characters in the first season, were added to the main cast, and were joined by new cast members David Anders , Kristen Bell , Dana Davis and Dania Ramirez . Anders was meant to be a recurring character, but
17575-522: The energy outward to hit one of the pursuing agents, before Hiro manages to stop time with his partially restored ability (Matt Jr. used his powers to restore part of Hiro's). Hiro carries baby Matt and a paralyzed Ando to safety as he is unable to teleport, having only regained the ability to stop time. In " Turn and Face the Strange ", Hiro and Ando have the mission to take baby Matt to Matt Sr., but Matt Jr. keeps inactivating any vehicle they are on due to
17760-449: The energy outward to knock back any targets. Ando first appeared to the audience as a friend of Heroes protagonist Hiro Nakamura, watching an internet video of online stripper Niki Sanders . Ando did not believe that Hiro could manipulate space and time , even after Hiro teleported into the women's bathroom of a bar . After the incident, he told Hiro to stop trying to be different and accept his lot in life. When Hiro returned from
17945-529: The entirety of the 1990s, many of his films from that era were not well-received publicly; however, he found success in several stage plays. During that same period of time, Roundtree kept featuring in TV series: on September 19, 1991, he appeared in the episode "Ashes to Ashes", from the second season of Beverly Hills, 90210 . In 1995, he acted in David Fincher 's critically-acclaimed movie Seven ; in 2000, he starred again as John Shaft in
18130-449: The epic war film Inchon , directed by Terence Young . In 1984, he starred again as a private detective, Diehl Swift, in the buddy-crime comedy movie City Heat , acting alongside Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds . On television, he played the slave Sam Bennett in the 1977 television mini-series Roots , and then starred as Dr. Daniel Reubens in the soap opera Generations from 1989 to 1991. Although Roundtree worked throughout
18315-403: The events of season three. The heroes try to return to their normal lives; Peter returns to his job as a paramedic, while Claire attends college. Sylar's body is causing his previously acquired abilities to manifest as he struggles with his forced identity as Nathan. Sylar's actual consciousness, trapped in Matt Parkman's mind, taunts Matt and seeks out his own body. Meanwhile, Hiro has to deal with
18500-473: The feeling of a ghost-like presence. Sylar 's involves marimbas and bassoons with staccato to re-create the sound of clocks ticking in reference to the character's power. Matt Parkman 's theme involves voices being played backwards when he uses his power of telepathy . Peter Petrelli 's theme involves marcato strings. Niki Sanders 's theme was based on her character's alter-ego Jessica and involved winds and Indian voices chanting in an underscore to give
18685-660: The first and second seasons would be released on Blu-ray on August 26, 2008, the same date as the DVD release of the second season. Specifications and bonus features include: Generations Alternate Ending; Inside the Alternate Ending: What if Peter didn't catch the virus?; untold stories that didn't make it on air; Season three sneak peek; deleted scenes; a documentary on Takezo Kensei; behind the scenes featurettes; NBC.com featurettes; and audio commentaries with cast, crew and show creator Tim Kring. The complete second season
18870-505: The first of several victims. Zane Taylor , portrayed by Ethan Cohn , is the first person to respond to Mohinder's calls when Mohinder resumes his father's research. Zane leaves a phone message on Mohinder's answering machine, inviting him to Virginia Beach to talk; however, Sylar arrives first and impersonates Mohinder. After an anxious Zane displays his ability to liquefy objects, Sylar kills him. When Mohinder arrives later on, Sylar impersonates Zane and demonstrates Zane's power to liquefy
19055-498: The first pod of season one episodes, The Chicago Tribune went as far as saying, "you could watch the first few episodes of Heroes , or you could repeatedly hit yourself on the head with a brick. The effect is surprisingly similar." At Metacritic , the Heroes pilot received a 67/100, with generally favorable reviews from critics. The show was declared the fourth highest rated show for the first ten years of IMDbPro (2002–2012). Season two received generally positive reviews, but
19240-425: The first season, from March 4, 2007, to April 23, 2007 (7 weeks), ratings hit a new low; the lowest being 11.14 million viewers during part one of the three part finale, " The Hard Part ." In season two, the opener gained the highest rating of the entire series, however, week-by-week, the ratings declined, reaching another new low for the series on episode seven, " Out of Time ", with only 9.87 million viewers. Although
19425-448: The following years, he became a leading man in early 1970s films, and gained widespread popularity through his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the action movie Shaft (1971) and its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972) and Shaft in Africa (1973); he also played the same role in the eponymous television series , aired by CBS between 1973 and 1974. In 1981, he appeared opposite Laurence Olivier and Ben Gazzara in
19610-477: The formula. After the destruction of Primatech and Pinehearst, the rival company of Primatech, the heroes attempt to lead normal lives until Nathan initiates his plan to round up all people with abilities. He is opposed in that plan by the other heroes, led by Peter, who used the synthetic formula to acquire a new ability where he can only copy one power at a time as opposed to his previous array of abilities. Sylar kills Nathan in an intense duel. However, because Nathan
19795-423: The four search through copies of 9th Wonders! to learn of Hiro's fate and any possible way to repair his memory. After Frack discovers a scene depicting Hiro and Claire Bennet hiding as Kaito Nakamura gives baby Claire to her father Noah Bennet , Hiro teleports away without Ando. Parkman and Daphne find Ando in the comic book store, and they try to figure out how to follow Hiro's adventure. Sam tells them that there
19980-401: The future in " One Giant Leap ", he convinced Ando of his powers and Ando then traveled with Hiro to America to prevent the explosion from occurring. Following an issue of a "9th Wonders!" comic book they went to Las Vegas and visited a casino , where Hiro used his powers to cheat at gambling . After being thrown out, they were attacked by some men that lost money to them. They argued in
20165-578: The future, superpowers and their origins, the Shanti virus, 9th Wonders! comic book, and numerous other elements and mythological themes. Season one received highly positive reviews. During the season, the American Film Institute named Heroes one of the ten "best television programs of the year." Doug Elfman of the Chicago Sun-Times stated, "the show's super strengths are its well-developed filmmaking, smooth pacing and
20350-413: The gang. When they ran away, Ando kissed Kimiko. Neither were aware that Kaito had scared the pursuers away. In " Four Months Later... ", Ando has returned to New York City following Hiro's disappearance, waiting for his friend's return with Kaito Nakamura. Kaito receives a death threat and Ando leaves to get a sword for protection. He returns to see Kaito killed by Adam Monroe , though Ando does not see
20535-563: The goal to "fund causes that bettered the world", and the Deveaux Building, the rooftop of which is a frequently visited location in the series. At the beginning of the series, he is under Peter Petrelli's care due to his failing health, and he has recently lapsed into a coma. Charles believes that Peter is "like a son" to him, and that Peter's love and compassion can change the world, as opposed to his former partners' methods. In " Nothing to Hide ", Charles and Peter telepathically share
20720-446: The groom to force Annapoora into marriage. Finally, Hiro realizes that he does not need powers to be a hero, as he saved the girl without them, getting Ando back too. Later, Annapoora gives them a message "Rebel" sent them: to find Matt Parkman in LA . As seen in " Shades of Gray " and continued in " Cold Snap ", Hiro and Ando arrive Los Angeles where they find that the Matt Parkman "Rebel"
20905-439: The hands of his father but likewise preventing Hiro from destroying the formula. Nevertheless, Hiro is able to steal the formula in the present with Daphne's help and the group celebrates as he destroys it. In " A Clear and Present Danger " Hiro and Ando are back in Japan. Hiro has bought an abandoned fire station as their headquarters. Ando leaves Hiro frustrated after Hiro is injected with a GPS device, and so Ando feels that Hiro
21090-508: The killer's face. Following Kaito's death, Ando is questioned by Matt Parkman about the incident, but, besides telling him the meaning of the helix symbol, Ando is unable to answer his questions. In the episode " Kindred ", Ando discovers that Hiro has left messages for him, stored within the hilt of Takezo Kensei's sword. The messages, written while he was in the year 1671, detail Hiro's adventures with Takezo Kensei. Hiro returns in " Out of Time ", to Ando's delight. While both are happy about
21275-580: The land of the "swamp dragons", but decides to check Hiro's comics to try to figure it out. Ando eventually realizes that Hiro is referring to Florida when Hiro mentions Curt Connors and realizes that the "swamp dragons" are alligators and that Arkham refers to an insane asylum though he still does not understand the Doctor Watson reference. Ando searches on the web and finds that there's an asylum on Arkham Road in Florida and realizes that Hiro means Ando
21460-411: The latters future self . They were again confronted by the men they defeated in the poker game , and forced to play another round. Ando panicked during the game and rushed with Hiro to the bathroom. While in there, their opponents were killed and they fled. Ando later consoled Hiro, telling him he could perhaps change their deaths by time travel after their mission. While on the road, they happened upon
21645-499: The location and date she was transported to, but refuses Hiro's offer to go back in time and retrieve her as she has lived a wonderful life. Accepting this, Hiro says a final goodbye to Charlie and teleports away with Ando to stop Samuel. Charles Deveaux , portrayed by Richard Roundtree , is the wealthy father of Simone Deveaux , and one of the founding members of the Company. He owns the Deveaux Society, which opened with
21830-424: The main cast, with scenes involving her in the third season being cut. For the fourth season, a new character Samuel Sullivan (portrayed by Robert Knepper ) was added as a series regular. Cast as a recurring part, the part had been changed to a starring role. Dania Remirez left the main cast as well. Charlene "Charlie" Andrews , portrayed by Jayma Mays (with K Callan playing an elderly Charlie in one episode),
22015-473: The main plots develop, smaller, more intimate stories are told within them. Each main character's story is developed separately and as time passes their paths cross and it is explained how their stories are intertwined and connected. This is the story of ordinary people who discover extraordinary super powers after a solar eclipse reveals them, and how these abilities affect the characters' daily lives. The first season , known as "Volume One: Genesis", begins with
22200-420: The main villains of Genesis before being killed by D. L. Hawkins for threatening his family. In the "spirit walk" of Villains , it is revealed that Arthur was the one who ordered Nathan's accident, not Linderman and that Linderman was disturbed by Arthur's treatment of his wife. Despite his evil ways, Linderman still possessed a shred of decency inside him and healed the damage done to Angela's mind so she'd know
22385-437: The noise they make, until Ando comes with a funny face to entertain the baby, so Hiro convinces him to keep it so the "cube" can go. They finally manage to track down Matt Sr. who has gone to confront Danko. Hiro ends up saving Matt, and then he meets his son for the first time, giving Matt a reason to live again. In " I Am Sylar ", after failing to convince Matt to join them, Hiro and Ando go to Reed Street Laboratories to set up
22570-487: The pair, including the emotion and direction for each character. Kring wanted incredibly unusual music and gave Melvoin and Coleman a lot of freedom and permission to experiment. In the pilot episode, Kring suggested that a "dreamy" cue be used in the scene involving Claire Bennet running into a burning train. The "dreamy" cue became a signature piece of the show. Melvoin and Coleman developed musical cues for each character. Claude 's theme involved wind and voices to create
22755-418: The past Peter to call him Charles rather than Mr. Deveaux. In "1961", a younger Charles appears at Coyote Sands with Bob Bishop and Daniel Linderman. The trio meet and befriend Angela Petrelli and Charles is revealed to be telepathic. The group flees before the massacre at Coyote Sands and vow to form a Company to protect people like them from that ever happening again. Hana Gitelman ( Hebrew : חנה גיטלמן )
22940-523: The picture. Ultimately, Hiro tells Kimiko the truth about his illness, and then suffers a headache; Ando rushes in the office to help him, but Hiro teleports away in front of Ando and Kimiko, leaving her extremely shocked. In " Once Upon a Time in Texas ", as Hiro travels back in time 3 years to Midland, Texas to save Charlie , he meets past-Ando waiting for past-Hiro to teleport back ( Seven Minutes to Midnight timeline). Hiro convinces past-Ando to stay at
23125-429: The pilot, he described every detail, including the cliffhanger ending . When NBC executives asked him what was going to happen next, Kring responded, "Well, you'll just have to wait and find out." After the project was greenlit , a special 73-minute version of the pilot was first screened to a large audience at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con . It was initially reported that this unaired pilot would not be released, but it
23310-436: The plan despite the danger. Hiro stops time and both break in to free the trapped prisoners, including Mohinder, Noah and Danko, and replace the drugged evolved humans with all of the "Building 26" staff. Once time is going, Hiro and Ando show the freed prisoners the way out. Ando asks Mohinder to check out Hiro, finding out his body is rejecting his powers and he should stop using them. As Hiro faints after saving Noah from Danko,
23495-406: The power of invisibility, was instrumental in helping Peter understand his powers, throwing him off a building to try to help him fly, but he discovered he healed instead. Simone Deveaux was the first major character to be written out, dying near the end of season one. Hawkins became a guest star after the events of the first season's finale, making two appearances throughout season two. Isaac Mendez
23680-399: The project was kept secret from Kring. NBC hosted panels at the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 San Diego Comic-Con to promote the series. Major announcements have been made during the panel, along with sneak peeks of forthcoming seasons. In 2006, the Heroes panel presented the entire season one 72-minute pilot. In 2008 the first half of the season three premiere was shown. Comic-Con also allows
23865-485: The ratings were lower than average, this episode was considered to be a turning point for the declining season, as a major plot twist was introduced and the volume's "big picture storyline" was presented. The season two/volume 2 finale generated 11.06 million viewers in the ratings, down more than 3 million viewers from the season opener and series pilot. While the show premiered with high ratings, ratings slowly diminished throughout its run. The first episode of season two
24050-434: The reunion, Ando sorrowfully tells Hiro about his father's death. At Kaito's funeral , Ando is dismayed at Hiro's decision to go back and time to save his father, but is unable to dissuade him. However, Hiro realizes that Ando is right and does not change history, instead using the opportunity to discover that Adam Monroe, who he knows as Takezo Kensei, was responsible. Hiro makes it his mission to stop Adam and confronts him at
24235-436: The rights to produce a Heroes video game; however, the company later chose to give the rights back to NBCUniversal . Gameloft released the first Heroes mobile game on October 5, 2007. It consists of 8 levels and playable characters include Hiro Nakamura , Niki Sanders and Peter Petrelli . Each week, NBC released a Heroes webcomic . The comics gave additional character background and plot information not shown in
24420-479: The role of John Shaft in Shaft , a new sequel to the 2000 film, opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher , who portrayed John Shaft II and John Shaft III, respectively. Starting from the same year, Roundtree also had a recurring role on Family Reunion. Roundtree's final film to be released in his lifetime was Moving On (2023) with Jane Fonda . The last film released was Thelma (2024). Roundtree
24605-415: The safe and found one half of a molecular formula , which was stolen by an unidentified person with the ability of super speed . When Hiro travelled to the future to learn more about the formula, he saw himself be killed by Ando, who had a power. Ando then took the formula before Tokyo was devastated by an unexplained disaster . After that in " The Butterfly Effect ", they travelled to Paris in search of
24790-572: The score; and audio commentaries with cast, crew and Kring. On February 22, 2008, the Heroes Season One DVD was nominated for a 2008 Saturn Award , in the category of "Best Television Series on DVD." The complete first season was released in USA and Canada on August 28, 2007. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on September 17, 2007. Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that
24975-514: The series are created after the scene is shot in post-production, unlike special effects, which are incorporated into the scenes during filming. Notable visual effects include radioactive Ted in " Company Man ", Nathan flying from Mr. Bennet and The Haitian in " Hiros ", and Hiro's time freezing encounter with the schoolgirl in the red bow in " One Giant Leap ". The special effects were coordinated by Gary D'Amico. Stunts were coordinated by Ian Ouinn, who also used blue screens to accomplish some of
25160-492: The series to the network and advice on the lessons he (Lindelof) learned about working on a serialized drama. The two still speak and support each other's projects. When Kring pitched the idea for Heroes to the NBC network, he described the network's reaction as "excited...very supportive." He comments that he has been partners with NBC for some time based on his six-year run as showrunner for Crossing Jordan . When he pitched
25345-457: The series' 15% decline in ratings. Kring said that he felt he had made mistakes with the direction of season two. He had thought that the audience was looking for a "build-up of characters and the discovery of their powers", when viewers were instead looking for "adrenaline." Kring also outlined what he felt were problems with plot development, stating that season two "took too long to get to the big-picture story", explaining that Peter 's vision of
25530-416: The series. The series was recorded using a single-camera setup . In keeping with the comic book thematic elements used on Heroes , professional comic book artists Tim Sale and Alex Maleev were brought in to provide the artwork used within the series under the direction of Ruth Ammon, including the artwork of Isaac Mendez , and Mendez's metafictional comic book series, 9th Wonders! . Additionally,
25715-440: The show because of too many characters and plotlines. In November 2008, NBC fired Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb from the production staff of Heroes over creative differences and budget problems. As a result, Kring would refocus the series on character development and simple storytelling. However, a high-ranking insider told TV Guide that rather than pressure from NBC or Universal Media responding to recent plummeting ratings, it
25900-541: The show's mythology. Other official Heroes media include magazines, action figures, tie-in and interactive websites, a mobile game, a novel, clothing and other merchandise. In the fall of 2008, NBC Digital Entertainment released a series of online content for the summer, including more original web content, wireless iTV interactivity, graphic novels available for mobile viewing and webisodes . A 13-episode follow-up miniseries, Heroes Reborn , premiered on NBC on September 24, 2015. Deadline reported in April 2024 that
26085-475: The show's original incidental music. The network created a new opening credit sequence so they could play Petrosillo's theme. The official Heroes soundtrack was released on March 18, 2008, by The NBCUniversal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group. On February 29, 2008, the Group released five music videos created by Heroes producer/director Allan Arkush , each combining show footage with songs from
26270-647: The show, "This Is Usually the Part Where People Scream" and "Save the Cheerleader". The first DVD release of Heroes was a sampler disc, containing only the first episode, and was released in Ireland and the UK on September 3, 2007. UK Region 2 split Heroes into two-halves on its initial release; part one being released on October 1, 2007, and part two on December 10, 2007. When the second part
26455-599: The soundtrack. In September 2008, Melvoin and Coleman announced that they would be releasing Heroes: Original Score , an album consisting entirely of the score from Heroes . It was released on April 14, 2009, by La-La Land Records. Eric Grenaudier and John Han of Stargate Digital are the visual effects supervisors and Mark Spatny is the visual effects producer for Heroes . They work with visual effects animators Anthony Ocampo and Ryan Wieber , who are also from Stargate. The series visual effects consist of blue screens and 2D and 3D animation. The visual effects for
26640-613: The special reduces Samuel's power significantly. Eden McCain , portrayed by Nora Zehetner , is a Company operative with the power of persuasion, to control others through verbal communication. Born "Sarah Ellis", her father left her to live with her stepmother at an early age, which caused her stepmother to blame her for her father's actions and to abuse her for it. She discovered her power after saying "I wish you'd just die!" to her stepmother, which caused her heart to instantly stop beating. She headed west, adopted her new name, and began living selfishly until being taken in by Noah Bennet and
26825-459: The stories of ordinary people who discover that they have superhuman abilities and how these abilities take effect in the characters' lives as they work together to prevent catastrophic futures. The series emulates the aesthetic style and storytelling of American comic books , using multi-episode story arcs that build upon a larger, more encompassing narrative. It was produced by Tailwind Productions in association with Universal Media Studios . It
27010-437: The stronger his power. The heroes have to come together to battle Samuel and his plan to expose "specials" to the world by killing thousands of people. The series finale ends by opening the nonexistent "Volume Six: Brave New World" in which Claire reveals the existence of people with special abilities to a group of reporters and photographers. The series mimics how it started, with the last scene involving Claire Bennet jumping from
27195-479: The stunts in the series, such as Nathan Petrelli flying away from Heidi during the car accident scene in " Six Months Ago ". Principal filming for Heroes occurred in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California . The Stargate Digital team were responsible for making Los Angeles look like international locations, such as India and Ukraine , using blue screens and set designs by Ruth Ammon, production designer for
27380-447: The television episodes. The graphic novels continued on a weekly basis during the show's 2007 summer hiatus. Wildstorm , a subsidiary of DC Comics , released them in published form on November 7, 2007. The first collected volume included novels 1–34, and featured two different covers by Alex Ross and Jim Lee as well as an introduction by Masi Oka and artwork by Tim Sale . The second volume included 35–80. It has an advertisement for
27565-420: The television series The Closer as retired colonel D. B. Walter; in 2006, he starred in the science fiction drama series Heroes as Charles Deveaux, the terminally ill father of main character Simone Deveaux ( Tawny Cypress ). He then appeared as Eddie Sutton's father-in-law in several episodes of family drama series Lincoln Heights , before playing a supporting role in the 2008 film Speed Racer ,
27750-464: The thief, identified as Daphne Millbrook, and Hiro explained to Ando that in the future he saw Ando kill him. Ando was shocked and told Hiro he could never do that when Daphne arrived. Events led to Hiro freezing time while Daphne held a knife at Ando's throat. Hiro saved Ando by allowing her to leave with the formula. They continued to follow Daphne in the next episode , and she tried to drive Hiro and Ando apart by undermining Ando. Hiro and Ando noticed
27935-469: The third largest cast in American primetime television behind Desperate Housewives and Lost . Although NBC's first-season cast page listed only ten characters, Leonard Roberts , who first appeared in the series' fifth episode as D L Hawkins, was an additional member of the original full-time cast. In the first-season episode " Fallout ", Jack Coleman , who portrays Noah Bennet , was upgraded from
28120-537: The time Heroes completed the first half of the first season, the show had already collected an assortment of honors and accolades. On December 13, 2006, the Writers Guild of America nominated the program for "best new series" of 2007. On December 14, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated the program for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Drama, and nominated Masi Oka ( Hiro Nakamura ) for Best Supporting Actor on
28305-408: The toaster instantly. According to the article reporting his death, Zane is a musician; he is even seen wearing a Ramones T-shirt, which Sylar then wears while impersonating him. Heroes (American TV series) Heroes is an American superhero drama television series created by Tim Kring that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006, to February 8, 2010. The series tells
28490-421: The top 20 ranked programs in total viewership for the 2007–2008 season. Heroes earned a number of awards and nominations, including Primetime Emmy Awards , Golden Globes , People's Choice Awards , and British Academy Television Awards . An online extension of the series, Heroes 360 Experience (later rebranded as Heroes Evolutions ), was created to explore the Heroes universe and provides insight into
28675-526: The truth about what Arthur was doing. Ando Masahashi ( 正橋安藤 , Masahashi Andō ) is a fictional character on the NBC superhero television drama series Heroes , portrayed by James Kyson Lee . The character was promoted to series regular in the first season . Introduced to television audiences in the pilot episode " Genesis " as an employee at Yamagato Industries, Ando is a partner to his co-worker and friend Hiro Nakamura on various quests to save
28860-519: The two for their help. In " Pass/Fail ", Ando and Hiro watch as Mohinder creates a compass for Noah to use and suggests Ando or Hiro as the ones that use it as only someone with powers can use it. After Mohinder leaves, Hiro collapses due to his brain tumor and Ando has him rushed to the hospital. There, Ando watches worried as the doctors prepare to perform brain surgery to try to remove the tumor and save Hiro's life. In Hiro's hallucination, Ando acts as his lawyer during his trial and his young self acts as
29045-427: The unconscious Claude by using the power of flight absorbed from his brother Nathan. Later, Claude is so apprehensive of the threat posed by Bennet that he ends his partnership with Peter. Theodore "Ted" Sprague , portrayed by Matthew John Armstrong , has the ability to generate and manipulate radiation, which he only discovers after being abducted by the Haitian. At first, he has very little control over his power and
29230-577: The viral armageddon should have occurred in the first episode instead of the seventh. He feels that it would have been better to introduce new characters within the context of the main storyline, as with Elle , rather than in unattached arcs such as that of Maya and Alejandro. Kring also admitted that he should have resolved the "Hiro in Japan" storyline much more quickly, and that the romantic stories were not working well. With regard to Claire and West, and Hiro and Yaeko, he said, "I've seen more convincing romances on TV. In retrospect, I don't think romance
29415-491: The world is, and wanted to create a character-driven series about people who could do something about it. Kring felt that a cop or medical drama did not have characters that were big enough to save the world. He came up with the thought of superheroes ; ordinary people who would discover extraordinary abilities, while still rooted in the real world and in reality. Each episode of the series cost $ 4 million to produce. Casting directors Jason La Padura and Natalie Hart brought forth
29600-532: The world that starts with an impending explosion at Kirby Plaza in New York City. Season two , known as "Volume Two: Generations", begins four months after the events at Kirby Plaza. The main plot of Generations deals with the Company and its research on the Shanti virus . In a flashback to 1977, the research is performed by the Company's founders, whose identities are eventually revealed, to discover what
29785-559: The world was doomed. As they left, they received a phone call from Isaac Mendez, whom they met back at the diner, with Isaac telling them of his prophetic paintings . Later, he painted another of Hiro. In " Godsend ", Ando and Hiro finally arrived at New York , and visited the Museum of Natural History looking for a sword like the one in Isaac's painting, and they find the Blade of Takezo Kensei,
29970-446: The world. He often has to overcome insecurities about being undervalued and being seen as a sidekick or liability due to his lack of special abilities in contrast to Hiro and other characters . At the end of the third volume, "Villains", he acquires the ability to massively amplify the power of any posthuman he touches. Later, in the fourth volume, "Fugitives", Ando has learned to channel this energy into concussive blasts, projecting
30155-481: Was "fully expecting" a fifth season. However, while creator Kring was hopeful over the show's future, many media insiders were not so confident. There was growing speculation on some news sites that NBC would cancel the series at the conclusion of its fourth season or that it might renew the show for a fifth and final season by ordering either 6 or 13 episodes and possibly airing them as a backup or mid-season replacement. On May 14, 2010, NBC made it official that Heroes
30340-409: Was Kring himself who fired Alexander and Loeb, because the duo refused to continue character-driven stories that made the first season popular from the start. In December 2008, Bryan Fuller signed a two-year deal with Universal Media Studios after the cancellation of his ABC series Pushing Daisies . He rejoined the writing staff of Heroes starting with the 20th episode of season three and had
30525-452: Was added. Cast as a recurring part, the part was changed to a starring role. Deanne Bray was also added as Emma Coolidge , the deaf woman who had enhanced synesthesia (seeing colors for music) including the ability to create a siren song . The plot of Heroes is designed to be told in a way similar to the way comic books are told. Each season of Heroes contains one or two "volumes". There are several main story lines in each volume. As
30710-473: Was also written out, dying at the hands of Sylar , which was shown during Hiro Nakamura's time traveling expedition to New York earlier in season one. New characters added during season two include: Maya Herrera , played by Dania Ramirez , a fugitive with the ability to emit a deadly poison; Adam Monroe , a 400-year-old Englishman also known as Takezo Kensei with the ability to regenerate, portrayed by David Anders ; Monica Dawson , portrayed by Dana Davis ,
30895-516: Was changed to the third volume and moved into season three. Scenes from the volume two finale, " Powerless ", were reshot to reflect the cancelation of the Exodus volume, and to tie up all the loose plot storylines of Generations . Following criticisms of the second and third volumes, Tim Molloy from TV Guide reported that Heroes would return to its roots with the fourth volume, Fugitives , to attract new viewers and regain those who gave up on
31080-504: Was criticized by commentators and fans for a much slower pace, less engaging storyline and lack of focus compared to the first season. Milo Ventimiglia stated that "when there's a little bit of a delay, there's not that instant, rewarding scene or moment or episode... people get impatient, so it has been extremely important for them to strike a balance between giving and getting." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Heroes creator Tim Kring commented on criticisms of season two, and
31265-498: Was discovered stealing Takezo Kensei's sword from Linderman's casino. Hiro teleported them away. In " .07% ", it is revealed to the audience that Hiro has teleported them both five years into the future, were they encounter Hiro's future self. With " Five Years Gone ", New York has been devastated by the atomic explosion predicted by Isaac. When Hiro is captured by Homeland Security , Ando and Future Hiro escaped, and plotted to free him so he and Ando could return to their time and stop
31450-562: Was filmed primarily in Los Angeles , California . Four complete seasons aired, ending on February 8, 2010. The critically acclaimed first season had a run of 23 episodes and garnered an average of 14.3 million viewers in the United States, receiving the highest rating for an NBC drama premiere in five years. The second season of Heroes attracted an average of 13.1 million viewers in the U.S. and marked NBC's sole series among
31635-399: Was included on the season one DVD set. When the writing team worked on an episode, each writer took a character and wrote the individual scenes surrounding them. These stories were then combined and given to the episode writer. This system allowed every writer to contribute to every episode, and enabled the writing team to finish scripts sooner, so the filming crew could shoot more scenes at
31820-482: Was indeed cancelled. Following the debut of Heroes in 2006, the tagline Save the Cheerleader, Save the World was recognized within the television industry as an effective marketing device. In 2006, NBC also created a Heroes parody titled Zeroes . Zeroes , which was released as a viral video on sites including YouTube, features parodies including four chapters and an open audition. Development and production of
32005-418: Was married and divorced twice and had five children. He married Mary Jane Grant in 1963; the couple had two children before divorcing in 1973. He dated actress and TV personality Cathy Lee Crosby shortly thereafter. Roundtree later married Karen M. Ciernia in 1980; they had three children together before divorcing in 1998. In 1993, Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer , and subsequently underwent
32190-405: Was named in the 2006 Time magazine's Person of the Year issue under "People Who Mattered". The pilot episode generated 14.3 million viewers, with the season high topping out at 16.03 million viewers for episode 9 . When the series returned from hiatus on January 22, 2007, the ratings averaged about the same as the pilot with 14.9 million viewers. When the show went on a second hiatus during
32375-418: Was nominated in eight categories, including Outstanding Drama Series. The first episode, " Genesis ", earned six nominations: Outstanding Directing ( David Semel ), Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series, and Outstanding Stunt Coordination. The episode " Five Years Gone " also received
32560-424: Was promoted to a main character. Elle, Adam, and Micah were removed from the main cast. Monica Dawson did not appear after scenes including her were cut. Niki was also written out but actress Ali Larter remained on the show portraying a new character Tracy Strauss , Niki's triplet sister with the power to freeze objects with a touch. For season four, a new character Samuel Sullivan , portrayed by Robert Knepper ,
32745-407: Was promoted to a series regular prior to the start of the season. He is credited as a guest star for the first four episodes of season two. For the third season, Cristine Rose , recurring in the first two seasons, was promoted to series regular. David Anders, Kristen Bell, and Noah Gray-Cabey were taken off the main cast and become special guest stars. Additionally, Dana Davis was no longer part of
32930-477: Was referring to was only a baby, also named Matt Parkman. Later they discover that this is actually the son of the Matt Parkman they know, and also discover the baby possesses the ability to touch things and make them "go." While Hiro and Ando are convincing Janice that Matt Sr. is not a terrorist and that his baby is in danger, agents take Janice away and break into the house. Ando shows that his acquired ability can also be used as an offensive weapon when he channels
33115-498: Was released on July 28, 2008, in the UK. Season 2 was released on October 1, 2008, in New Zealand and Australia. The Season 3 DVD Box set was released in North America on September 1, 2009, and in Australia on September 2, 2009, with an alternative cover, and in the UK on October 12, 2009. The Season 4 DVD Box set was released on August 3, 2010, in the US and on October 4, 2010, in the UK. The Complete Series DVD Box set
33300-681: Was released on November 16, 2010, in the US. In Canada, Heroes episodes run concurrently with the NBC first-run on the Global Television Network , Mondays at 10 p.m. ET. A Canadian French -dubbed version of season one also airs on TVA , Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. and two episodes of season two on Mystère (addikTV), Mondays at 8:00 p.m. The first season aired in Australia on the Seven Network Wednesday nights at 8:30 p.m. The series debuted strongly, attracting more than 2 million viewers in five of
33485-404: Was released, a complete first season boxset was also released on the same day on both DVD and HD DVD formats The complete first season DVD includes nearly 3 hours of bonus features including: an extended 73-minute version of the pilot episode with audio commentary; 50 deleted and extended scenes; behind the scenes featurettes, including the making of Heroes, stunts, a profile of artist Tim Sale, and
33670-759: Was removed. Ando and Hiro are shocked when Hiro receives a note from Charlie and Ando watches as a now old Charlie and Hiro reunite. When Hiro plans to travel back in time to get Charlie after she arrived in the past, Ando thinks Hiro is being selfish to try to do that as Charlie is clearly happy and leaves the room. He receives a call from Noah Bennet who wants him and Hiro to come to the Carnival in Central Park and Ando goes to get Hiro. Hiro has changed his mind about going back in time after talking to Charlie and now feels he has lost his purpose and has finished all of his missions, but Ando reminds him of Samuel and informs him of Noah's call. Hiro teleports himself and Ando to
33855-414: Was taken by Hiro to Mohinder Suresh 's apartment to meet Matt Parkman, and the three followed the speedster after she fled to her childhood home. Hiro and Matt were shocked to discover their powers gone. While Matt attempted to talk to Daphne, Ando and Hiro left, with Hiro claiming to know a way to regain his power. Hiro takes him to a comic book store, and with the help of two comic book geeks Sam and Frack,
34040-441: Was the highest viewed, whereas each successive season had fewer viewers than the one preceding it. Season three of Heroes started with strong ratings that dropped steadily throughout the season. The season's finale placed last in its timeslot. The season four premiere of Heroes was the lowest rated episode of the series to that point, averaging 5.9 million viewers. Despite the season's low ratings, executive producer Tim Kring
34225-422: Was tossed aside by Arthur's telekinesis . When Arthur became distracted, he and Hiro escaped. Hiro though, had regressed back into his 10-year-old self, and Ando tried to help him reclaim his memories in a bowling alley. Hiro then teleported them to a comic book store, where Ando spotted a new issue of "9th Wonders!" and saw an opportunity to help Hiro become normal again. In the first part of " The Eclipse ", Ando
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