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Heroes

Heroes

You can't choose your family, you can choose a side.

20067.54 Seasons78 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.

Created by Adam Armus
Produced by Lori Motyer
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto

Gabriel "Sylar" Gray

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

Claire Bennet

Milo Ventimiglia

Milo Ventimiglia

Peter Petrelli

Masi Oka

Masi Oka

Hiro Nakamura

Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Noah Bennet

Adrian Pasdar

Adrian Pasdar

Nathan Petrelli

Greg Grunberg

Greg Grunberg

Matt Parkman

Sendhil Ramamurthy

Sendhil Ramamurthy

Mohinder Suresh

Ali Larter

Ali Larter

Tracy Strauss

Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

Samuel Sullivan

Themes & Keywords

herovillainsuperhumansuper power

About Heroes

Heroes is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2006 exploring themes of hero, villain, superhuman, super power. Created by Adam Armus, it stars Zachary Quinto, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia. Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.

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