From creator/writer Tim Kring (NBC's "Crossing Jordan") comes "Heroes," an epic drama that
chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary
abilities.
As a total eclipse casts its shadow across the
globe, a genetics professor (Sendhil
Ramamurthy, "Blind Guy Driving") in India is led by father's
disappearance to uncover a secret theory -- there are people with super powers
living among us. A young dreamer (Milo
Ventimiglia, "Gilmore
Girls") tries to convince his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar,
"Judging Amy") that he can fly. A high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere, "Ice Princess") learns that she is totally
indestructible. A Las Vegas
stripper (Ali Larter, "Final Destination"), struggling to make ends
meet to support her young son (Noah
Gray-Cabey, "My Wife & Kids"), discovers that her mirror
image has a secret. A fugitive from justice (Leonard Roberts, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") continues to
baffle authorities who twice have been unable to contain him. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, "Empire"),
whose drug addiction is destroying his life and relationship with his
girlfriend (Tawny Cypress, NBC's
"Third Watch"), can paint the future. A down-on-his-luck Los Angeles beat cop (Greg Grunberg, "Alias") can
hear people's thoughts, which puts him on the trail of an elusive serial
killer. In Japan,
a young man (Masi Oka, NBC's
"Scrubs") develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Their
ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world…
Joining Kring as executive producer are Dennis Hammer (NBC's "Crossing
Jordan") and Allan Arkush
(NBC's "Crossing Jordan"). David
Semel ("House") executive-produced and directed the pilot.