Heroes: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Heroes (2006): Drama, Action, Science-Fiction. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
This epic chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. As a total eclipse casts a shadow across the globe, viewers follow a genetics professor in India whose father's disappearance leads him to uncover a secret theory—there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer tries to convince his politician brother that he can fly. A high school cheerleader learns that she is totally indestructible. A Las Vegas stripper, struggling to make ends meet to support her young son, uncovers that her mirror image has a secret. A prison inmate mysteriously finds himself waking up outside of his cell. A gifted artist, whose drug addiction is destroying his life and the relationship with his girlfriend, can paint the future. A down-on-his-luck beat cop can hear people's thoughts, including the secrets of a captured terrorist. In Japan, a young man develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world.
Series details
- Title: Heroes
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Action, Science-Fiction
- Premiere date: 2006-09-25
- Final broadcast date listed: 2010-02-08
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
- TVMaze ID: 134
Cast and credited roles
- Jack Coleman — Noah Bennet
- Hayden Panettiere — Claire Bennet
- Milo Ventimiglia — Peter Petrelli
- Masi Oka — Hiro Nakamura
- Sendhil Ramamurthy — Mohinder Suresh
- James Kyson — Ando Masahashi
- Adrian Pasdar — Nathan Petrelli
- Zachary Quinto — Sylar
- Greg Grunberg — Matt Parkman
- Cristine Rose — Angela Petrelli
- Ali Larter — Niki Sanders / Jessica Sanders
- Noah Gray-Cabey — Micah Sanders
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2006-09-25; final listed air date 2007-05-21; episode order: 23.
- Season 2: premiered 2007-09-24; final listed air date 2007-12-03; episode order: 11.
- Season 3: premiered 2008-09-22; final listed air date 2009-04-27; episode order: 25.
- Season 4: premiered 2009-09-21; final listed air date 2010-02-08; episode order: 19.
Source and licence
Adapted from Heroes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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