List of Heroes episodes
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The NBC
science fiction
serial
drama
series Heroes
follows the lives of people across the globe who possess various superhuman
powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The series premiered on American and Canadian
television on September 25, 2006. The first season, which finished 21st of 142 American primetime television programs in Nielsen ratings
, was released on DVD and HD DVD
on August 28, 2007. The second season ranked 21st of 220 in the ratings, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc
on August 26, 2008 with the Blu-ray release of the first season.
Within the seasons of Heroes are "volumes", which allow the writers to focus on shorter story arcs. The first season comprises a single volume of 23 episodes called Genesis, which is also the title of the pilot episode. The second season was designed to contain three volumes called Generations, Exodus, and Villains. Exodus was scrapped due to viewer criticism and the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
; and Villains was carried over to the show's third season. As a result, the second season consisted of only 11 episodes, 13 fewer than were originally ordered by NBC. The third season comprised 25 episodes that aired in two blocks generally without rerun
s. The first 13 episodes of the season made up the third volume, Villains, and the final 12 comprise the fourth volume, Fugitives. The season premiered on September 22, 2008 in the United States on NBC and on Global
in Canada, with a one-hour clip-show and two regular episodes.Heroes wrapped up its fourth season which aired from September 21, 2009 to February 8, 2010. It consisted largely of a single volume entitled Redemption which had eighteen episodes. The final few minutes of the eighteenth episode was the beginning of a sixth volume entitled Brave New World. Although cast members had stated and speculated that there would be a fifth season, NBC announced on May 14, 2010 that the show was officially canceled, but was looking at plans to tie up some loose ends in either a mini-series or TV movie.
Originally, the second season of Heroes was to be followed in April and May 2008 by six stand-alone episodes of a new series, Heroes: Origins. The spin-off was intended as an alternative to a long mid-season hiatus, which led to a drop in ratings for Heroes in its first season. The project, which was later planned to be 12 episodes, was indefinitely postponed due to a decline in viewership and the strike and eventually cancelled to keep "the Heroes mothership as strong as possible," according to NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman
. A series of three webisode
s collectively titled Going Postal became available exclusively online in July 2008. Following the release of Going Postal, four more sets of webisodes were produced, entitled Heroes: Destiny, The Recruit, Hard Knox, and Nowhere Man, which stars David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle. On September 28, 2009, a new set of Webisodes was released entitled Slow Burn starring members of the Sullivan Bros. Carnival Lydia, Edgar and Samuel. Slow Burn was set up as a Web Exclusive for the promotion of Sprint Now
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
serial
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
drama
Dramatic programming
Dramatic programming in the UK, or television drama and television drama series in the US, is television program content that is scripted and fictional along the lines of √a traditional drama. This excludes, for example, sports television, television news, reality show and game shows, stand-up...
series Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
follows the lives of people across the globe who possess various superhuman
Superhuman
Superhuman can mean an improved human, for example, by genetic modification, cybernetic implants, or as what humans might evolve into, in the near or distant future...
powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The series premiered on American and Canadian
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
television on September 25, 2006. The first season, which finished 21st of 142 American primetime television programs in Nielsen ratings
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
, was released on DVD and HD DVD
HD DVD
HD DVD is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and high-definition video.Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standard DVD format...
on August 28, 2007. The second season ranked 21st of 220 in the ratings, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
on August 26, 2008 with the Blu-ray release of the first season.
Within the seasons of Heroes are "volumes", which allow the writers to focus on shorter story arcs. The first season comprises a single volume of 23 episodes called Genesis, which is also the title of the pilot episode. The second season was designed to contain three volumes called Generations, Exodus, and Villains. Exodus was scrapped due to viewer criticism and the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
; and Villains was carried over to the show's third season. As a result, the second season consisted of only 11 episodes, 13 fewer than were originally ordered by NBC. The third season comprised 25 episodes that aired in two blocks generally without rerun
Rerun
A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a radio or television broadcast. The invention of the rerun is generally credited to Desi Arnaz. There are two types of reruns—those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Reruns can also be, as the...
s. The first 13 episodes of the season made up the third volume, Villains, and the final 12 comprise the fourth volume, Fugitives. The season premiered on September 22, 2008 in the United States on NBC and on Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
in Canada, with a one-hour clip-show and two regular episodes.Heroes wrapped up its fourth season which aired from September 21, 2009 to February 8, 2010. It consisted largely of a single volume entitled Redemption which had eighteen episodes. The final few minutes of the eighteenth episode was the beginning of a sixth volume entitled Brave New World. Although cast members had stated and speculated that there would be a fifth season, NBC announced on May 14, 2010 that the show was officially canceled, but was looking at plans to tie up some loose ends in either a mini-series or TV movie.
Originally, the second season of Heroes was to be followed in April and May 2008 by six stand-alone episodes of a new series, Heroes: Origins. The spin-off was intended as an alternative to a long mid-season hiatus, which led to a drop in ratings for Heroes in its first season. The project, which was later planned to be 12 episodes, was indefinitely postponed due to a decline in viewership and the strike and eventually cancelled to keep "the Heroes mothership as strong as possible," according to NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman
Ben Silverman
Benjamin Noah "Ben" Silverman is the founder and CEO of Electus, a next generation entertainment studio staked by IAC's Barry Diller....
. A series of three webisode
Webisode
A webisode is a short episode which airs initially as Internet television, either download or stream as opposed to first airing on broadcast or cable television. The format can be used as a preview, a promotion, as part of a collection of shorts, or a commercial.A webisode can be an episode...
s collectively titled Going Postal became available exclusively online in July 2008. Following the release of Going Postal, four more sets of webisodes were produced, entitled Heroes: Destiny, The Recruit, Hard Knox, and Nowhere Man, which stars David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle. On September 28, 2009, a new set of Webisodes was released entitled Slow Burn starring members of the Sullivan Bros. Carnival Lydia, Edgar and Samuel. Slow Burn was set up as a Web Exclusive for the promotion of Sprint Now
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...
; and to have each webisode released at the same time as the episodes of the main television series.
Series overview
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Going Postal
All webisodes were written and directed by Yule Caise and Jim Martin and produced by Retrofit FilmsRetrofit Films
Retrofit Films is a digital production company located in Hollywood, California that creates, develops and produces branded entertainment.The company is known for their three companion web series for NBC's Heroes entitled Going Postal, The Recruit and Nowhere Man and the animated web series for the...
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Heroes: Destiny
All webisodes were written by Adam Armus and Kay Foster and directed by Eagle EgilssonEagle Egilsson
Egill Örn Egilsson, ASC , known as Eagle Egilsson , is an Icelandic television director and cinematographer.Egill was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and studied filmmaking at Columbia College Hollywood in Los Angeles. He has directed episodes of the television series Nikita, Dark Blue and CSI: Miami,...
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The Recruit
All webisodes were written by Timm Keppler and Jim Martin, directed by Rob HardyRob Hardy
Rob Hardy is a film producer, writer, television and film director. His films include The Gospel, Trois, and Trois 2: Pandora's Box. He wrote his first film, Chocolate City while a student at Florida A&M University. His television credits include ER, Criminal Minds, The Vampire Diaries and...
and produced by Retrofit Films
Retrofit Films
Retrofit Films is a digital production company located in Hollywood, California that creates, develops and produces branded entertainment.The company is known for their three companion web series for NBC's Heroes entitled Going Postal, The Recruit and Nowhere Man and the animated web series for the...
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Hard Knox
All webisodes were written by Rob Fresco and directed by Allan Arkush.| # | Title | Release date |
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Nowhere Man
All webisodes were written by Timm Keppler, produced and directed by Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling of Retrofit FilmsRetrofit Films
Retrofit Films is a digital production company located in Hollywood, California that creates, develops and produces branded entertainment.The company is known for their three companion web series for NBC's Heroes entitled Going Postal, The Recruit and Nowhere Man and the animated web series for the...
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Slow Burn
All webisodes were directed by Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling of Retrofit FilmsRetrofit Films
Retrofit Films is a digital production company located in Hollywood, California that creates, develops and produces branded entertainment.The company is known for their three companion web series for NBC's Heroes entitled Going Postal, The Recruit and Nowhere Man and the animated web series for the...
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