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NBC superhero
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serial drama
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series ''
Heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' follows the lives of people across the globe who possess various
superhuman
The term superhuman refers to humans or human-like beings with enhanced qualities and abilities that exceed those naturally found in humans. These qualities may be acquired through natural ability, self-actualization or technological aids. Th ...
powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The fourth and final season premiered on September 21, 2009, and was released on DVD on July 27, 2010.
On May 14, 2010, NBC cancelled the show after four seasons, although it would return as a 13-episode
miniseries
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in 2015.
Plot
New characters are introduced in this season, mostly centred around a carnival troupe and their leader.
Cast and characters
Main characters
*
Hayden Panettiere as
Claire Bennet
*
Robert Knepper
Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series '' Prison Break'' (2005–2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season of the NBC series ''Heroes'' (2 ...
as
Samuel Sullivan
*
Jack Coleman as
Noah Bennet
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Heroes'', the ''Heroes'' graphic novels, and the ''Heroes'' webisodes.
Main characters
Character duration
In its inaugural season, ''Heroes'' featured an ensemble cast ...
*
Zachary Quinto as
Sylar
*
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (, ; born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series '' Opposite Sex'' in 2000 before landing his br ...
as
Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special ab ...
*
Masi Oka
is a Japanese actor, producer, and digital effects artist who became widely known for starring in NBC's ''Heroes'' as Hiro Nakamura and in CBS's ''Hawaii Five-0'' as Doctor Max Bergman.
Early life
Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, to Setsuko Oka. Hi ...
as
Hiro Nakamura
*
Greg Grunberg as
Matt Parkman
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Heroes'', the ''Heroes'' graphic novels, and the ''Heroes'' webisodes.
Main characters
Character duration
In its inaugural season, ''Heroes'' featured an ensemble cast o ...
*
Cristine Rose
Cristine Sue Rose (born January 31, 1951), sometimes credited as Christine Rose, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Angela Petrelli on the hit NBC science fiction drama ''Heroes''.
Early life
Rose was born in Lynwood, ...
as
Angela Petrelli
''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 the stories of ordinary people who discover that they have supe ...
*
Adrian Pasdar
Adrian Pasdar (born April 30, 1965) is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in '' Profit'', ''Near Dark'', ''Carlito's Way'', ''Mysterious Ways'', ''Heroes'' and as Glenn Talbot on ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. ...
as
Nathan Petrelli
''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 the stories of ordinary people who discover that they have supe ...
*
James Kyson Lee
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as
Ando Masahashi
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'', the List of Heroes graphic novels, ''Heroes'' graphic novels, and the ''Heroes'' webisodes.
Main characters
Character duration
In i ...
*
Ali Larter as
Tracy Strauss
''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 the stories of ordinary people who discover that they have supe ...
*
Sendhil Ramamurthy
Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Ramamurthy is best known for his roles as geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama ''Heroes'', Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in ''Beauty and t ...
as
Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...
Recurring characters
Episodes
References
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2009 American television seasons
2010 American television seasons