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Heroes
| Heroes | |
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| Premiere | September 25, 2006 |
| Finale | January 21, 2016 |
| Creator | Tim Kring |
| Network/Provider | NBC |
| Style | 60-minute superhero action drama |
| Company | Tailwind Productions (seasons 1-4) Imperative Entertainment (season 5) NBC Universal Television Studio (season 1), Universal Media Studios (seasons 2–4), Universal Television (seasons 5) |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 91 |
| Origin | USA |
| Official Site | NBC |
| Official Twitter | @heroes feed on X |
| Official Facebook | Heroes on Facebook |
Heroes is a superhero action drama that aired on NBC for four seasons, and returned for the fall of 2015.
The series, created by Tim Kring follows the lives of several people with extraordinary powers and the regular humans who come into contact with them. The title of the series is a play off of "superheroes" and uses many American comic book superhero conventions to tell an overarching storyline that's built up by several other stories building to a head.
In a typical episode, the subplots featuring several different main characters in varying locations on the planet are given time, often working towards a common goal whether they know it or not. Many episodes begin with a narrated voice over by Mohinder Suresh, and end on a cliffhanger for each character.
The series premiered in the Fall 2006 season and immediately broke away as a hit on its first episode. The series' pilot episode was the night's most watched program among adults aged 18–49, with a total of 14.3 million viewers. Heroes received the highest rating for any NBC drama premiere in five years and was quickly picked up for a full season. When the rest of the series proved popular, it was greenlit for a second season and a spin-off entitled Heroes: Origins, which features new characters in short stories written or directed by high profile filmmakers. However, the second season didn't receive nearly as high ratings. This combined with the WGA Strike caused the spin-off to be shelved.
To capitalize off of the comic book connection, Heroes was also told in a series of weekly online comics which fill in back story for characters in the series, including characters not appearing on the show.
While the show was cancelled at the end of its fourth season in 2010, in February 2014 NBC announced that creator Tim Kring would be resurrecting the show in a thirteen episode 'event' series titled Heroes: Reborn, which premiered on September 24, 2015.
Contents |
Cast
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | ||||||
| Season One: Genesis | September 25, 2006 | May 21, 2007 | 23 | |||
| Season Two: Generations | September 24, 2007 | December 3, 2007 | 11 | |||
| Season Three: Villains | September 22, 2008 | April 27, 2009 | 25+1 | |||
| Season Four: Redemption | September 21, 2009 | February 8, 2010 | 19 | |||
| Season Five: Awakening | September 24, 2015 | January 21, 2016 | 13 | |||
| Webisodes | ||||||
| Going Postal | July 14, 2008 | July 28, 2008 | 3 | |||
| Destiny | November 10, 2008 | December 1, 2008 | 4 | |||
| The Recruit | December 15, 2008 | January 12, 2009 | 5 | |||
| Hard Knox | December 22, 2008 | December 29, 2008 | 4 | |||
| Nowhere Man | April 20, 2009 | May 11, 2009 | 4 | |||
| Slow Burn | September 28, 2009 | November 30, 2009 | 10 | |||
| Dark Matters | July 9, 2015 | July 23, 2015 | 6 | |||
Comics
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC.com | ||||||
| Comics One | September 26, 2006 | September 18, 2007 | 51 | |||
| Comics Two | September 25, 2007 | September 16, 2008 | 52+2 | |||
| Comics Three | September 23, 2008 | September 15, 2009 | 41 | |||
| Comics Four | September 22, 2009 | June 9, 2010 | 29 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
- Characters: A listing of the characters.
- Heroes: Origins: Information on the aborted spinoff anthology series.
- Timeline: Timeline of events in the Heroes universe.
- Connections: Information on where the characters cross paths with each other.
- The Mystery Helix Symbol: A comprehensive list of all the places the mystery helix symbol has been seen.
DVD and Blu-ray Releases
DVD
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| Season 1 | August 28, 2007 | purchase | 7 | |||
| Season 2 | August 26, 2008 | purchase | 4 | |||
| Season 3 | September 1, 2009 | purchase | 6 | |||
| Season 4 | August 3, 2010 | purchase | 5 | |||
HD DVD
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | ||||||
| Season 1 | August 28, 2007 | purchase | 7 | |||
Blu-ray
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | ||||||
| Season 1 | August 26, 2008 | purchase | 5 | |||
| Season 2 | August 26, 2008 | purchase | 4 | |||
| Season 3 | September 1, 2009 | purchase | 5 | |||
| Season 4 | August 3, 2010 | purchase | 4 | |||
External Sites
- Program
- NBC
- Drama
- Science Fiction
- Superhero
- New York
- New York City
- Tailwind Productions
- NBC Universal Television
- Resurrected Series
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2015
- 2016
- 2006 Premieres
- 2016 Finales
- IVy Awards/2007/Nominees
- IVy Awards/2007/Readers' Choice Nominees
- IVy Awards/2007/Winners
- IVy Awards/2008/Nominees
- IVy Awards/2008/Winners
- IVy Awards/2008/Readers' Choice Nominees
- Heroes
