Heroes: Origins
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| Heroes: Origins | |
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| Premiere | shelved |
| Finale | |
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| Creator | Tim Kring |
| Network | NBC |
| Style | 60-minute superhero anthology drama |
| Company | Tailwind Productions, NBC Universal Television Studio |
| Origin | USA |
Heroes: Origins is an aborted anthology spinoff of Heroes. Each episode was meant to follow a different superpowered individual that hasn't been seen on the main show before as they first discover their power. Originally, it was conceived as a way to eliminate the midseason hiatus which caused the series to falter in ratings during its first season. Later, creator Tim Kring reconsidered this idea and instead intended to broadcast all six episodes after the season finale in April.
Because Origins was meant to be stylistically different from the main series, producers attempted to attach big name filmmakers to episodes. Directors Kevin Smith (Clerks) and Eli Roth (Hostel) were confirmed as on board, as were screenwriters Michael Dougherty (Superman Returns) and John August (Charlie's Angels).
On October 31, 2007, NBC announced that the series has been shelved indefinitely. The network didn't give a reason for why the spin-off was shelved, but indicated that the WGA strike played a role.
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