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Heroes

★ 7.5 263K votes 2006–2010 4 seasons · 78 episodes Canceled NBC
Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 9/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 8/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 7/10Urban fantasyMagic hidden inside the modern world.This show: 7/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jack ColemanHayden PanettiereMilo VentimigliaMasi OkaSendhil RamamurthyJames Kyson
Written by
Tim Kring
Starring
Jack ColemanHayden PanettiereMilo VentimigliaMasi OkaSendhil RamamurthyJames Kyson
Written by
Tim Kring
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About

"Ordinary people, extraordinary powers, one perfect first season"

Ordinary people around the world discover they have superhuman abilities, from flight to time manipulation, and slowly realize their fates are intertwined with a looming catastrophe. The first stretch is a lean, addictive mystery box, jumping between an artist who paints the future, a cheerleader who cannot die, and a mild-mannered clerk who can stop time, all building toward one unmissable season. It is pulpy, earnest, and propulsive, carried by likable characters and a genuine sense of wonder. The tone shifts later, with diminishing returns as the show struggles to recapture its early momentum and focus.

Watch it for

the first season's tightly plotted mystery and genuine sense of comic-book wonder.

Maybe skip if

you want sustained quality, since later seasons noticeably lose the plot and pacing.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Genesis2006
8.256K2418h 6m
A genetics professor. A hospice nurse. A single mom. A street cop. A small town cheerleader. A tormented artist. A computer geek. From places as divergent as Tokyo, India, New York City and Odessa, Texas — they appear to be ordinary people. But they're beginning to find out they're not like everyone else. In fact, they're meant for something much more... Heroes tells the fascinating story of people discovering remarkable abilities — to transport through time and space, to hear another's thoughts, to be physically indestructible, to paint the future. Each must contend with their unique power. And as they struggle to make sense of what and why all this is happening, destiny will ultimately bring them together to change our world.
Generations2007
7.719K117h 58m
Season 2 introduces new stories — and new heroes — following the apocalyptic showdown in New York City. Claire has moved with her family to Southern California in order to hide her indestructible abilities and there she encounters a young man with a secret of his own. Matt gains new authority in tracking down a murderous force stalking the Heroes, while Suresh uncovers a virus that could eradicate them all. As each sensational chapter unfolds, there is no resisting the extraordinary.
Villains / Fugitives2008
7.433K2517h 52m
In season 3, a shocking revelation suddenly divides our heroes and, as a cadre of villains is unleashed upon the world, its Heroes are called to their greatest quest yet.
Redemption2009
7.219K1812h 50m
Season 4 begins with our heroes putting their lives back together. Claire finds that her biggest challenge is forgetting her old life and starting college. Hiro Nakamura goes back to his old life in Japan, but discovers that he has a terminal illness and sets out to fulfill his own personal bucket-list. Peter Petrelli returns to work as an ordinary New York City EMT. H.R.G. is adjusting to life as a single man, but when Mohinder Suresh offers H.R.G. compelling evidence of a new danger, it makes H.R.G. wonder if he should get back in the game. Nathan Petrelli returns to the Senate and begins to notice strange changes in himself. Matt Parkman returns to life as an ordinary family man, but finds something unfamiliar buried deep within his psyche. And a strange and dangerous carnival comprised of a traveling band of outsiders with powerful abilities suddenly poses a grave challenge.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

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
Ali Larter Niki Sanders, Tracy Strauss, Jessica Sanders

Crew

Tim Kring

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