Plot

Technical details

Title: Heroes
Creator: Tim Kring
Country: USA
Network: NBC
Average Audience (Season 1): 13.85 million viewers
Duration of each episode: 42 minutes
Premiere Date (USA): September 25, 2006

Plot (Season 1)

What would you think if one day you discovered you had an extraordinary ability? That’s what Heroes is about, telling the story of how the lives of several people from around the world change when they suddenly discover they have superpowers.

Among the superheroes is Peter Petrelli, a 26-year-old nurse who believes he can fly; his brother, Nathan Petrelli, a politician who cares more about appearances than anything else; Isaac Mendez, a drug addict who has the ability to paint images of the future when he’s high; Niki Sanders, a 33-year-old showgirl and single mother from Las Vegas whose alter-ego is tough; Micah, Niki’s 12-year-old son, whose ability to manipulate electronic devices is impressive; Hiro Nakamura, a 24-year-old Japanese geek who loves comics and can literally stop time; D.L. Hawkins, a prisoner who can phase through walls; Matt Parkman, a police officer who can hear other people’s thoughts; and Claire Bennet, a 16-year-old cheerleader who defies death whenever she wants.

On the other hand, Mohinder Suresh, the son of a well-known geneticist in India, travels to New York to investigate his father’s recent death and discovers that it might have been caused by his research into people with superhuman abilities.

Our ‘Heroes’ must face various organizations and mysterious figures very interested in their powers, who want to research and obtain them at any cost, while they must unite to achieve their ultimate goal: save the world.

Cast & Crew

The series stars Greg Grunberg (Alias), Leonard Roberts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Milo Ventimiglia (Gilmore Girls), Hayden Panettiere (Ally McBeal, Guiding Light), Masi Oka (Scrubs), James Kyson Lee (On the Rocks), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Blind Dating), Ali Larter (Final Destination, Resident Evil 3), Adrian Pasdar (The Profit), Jack Coleman (Dynasty), Zachary Quinto (So Notorious), Santiago Cabrera (Empire), Tawny Cypress (K-Ville), Noah Gray-Cabey (My Wife and Kids, Lady in the Water), Jimmy Jean-Louis (Phat Girlz), among others such as Nora Zehetner (Brick, Fifty Pills), Clea Duvall (Carnivale, Identity), Thomas Dekker (The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 7th Heaven), Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Cristine Rose (How I Met Your Mother), Matthew John Armstrong (House MD), Missy Peregrym (Life As We Know It, Stick It), Ashley Crow (Dark Angel), Jayma Mays (Red Eye), Eric Roberts (Star 80, Runaway Train), George Takei (Star Trek), and many more. Tim Kring (Crossing Jordan, Chicago Hope) is the creator of the series.