Summary
- Heroes
is returning with a sequel,
Heroes: Eclipsed
, by its original creator Tim Kring. - The show initially wowed audiences, but declined in quality after four seasons due to a major writers’ strike in Hollywood.
- Heroes: Eclipsed
will introduce new characters and familiar villains, continuing the story of a group with extraordinary abilities.
Save the cheerleader, save the world! There is some good news for Heroes fans. The acclaimed sci-fi series released in 2006 will return to television with a reboot titled Heroes: Eclipsed, with the show’s original creator Tim Kring in charge of the project after the failed attempt to revive the franchise with Heroes: Reborn.
Long before superhero movies and series became the most popular thing, NBC took a big risk by delivering a story about humans with superpowers to the small screen, and it was a real hit. Heroes quickly became a global phenomenon, and its first season is still considered by many as one of the best in TV history. Unfortunately, an extensive writers’ strike in Hollywood affected the show, which declined in quality after its second season for many fans, and ended after four seasons in 2010.
Heroes
- Release Date
- September 25, 2006
- Seasons
- 4
In 2015, Kring himself tried to reboot the franchise with Heroes: Reborn, a new series that ran for a single season of 13 episodes and generated mostly negative reviews despite the revival including some of the original stars in the cast.
Deadline confirmed on Wednesday that a new show titled Heroes: Eclipsed is now in development, which will be a sequel to the original series, introducing a new group of characters to reconnect with the franchise’s original audience and also try to conquer a new generation of viewers.
Heroes had an amazing cast led by Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panettiere, Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, Noah Gray-Cabey, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter, Adrian Pasdar, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Leonard Roberts, Jack Coleman, David Anders, Dania Ramirez , Zachary Quinto, Christine Rose, and Masi Oka, among many others.
What to Expect from Heroes: Eclipsed?
Heroes focused on a group of ordinary people at first glance, but who hid a huge and dangerous secret: they had extraordinary abilities, from flying to teleporting or regenerating, something similar to X-Men. What they did not know was that behind these powers there was a huge conspiracy. When the threat to the world, and their lives, becomes greater than they could have imagined, the group must come together to fight for survival.
According to the outlet, the new series takes place years after the events of the original “as new evos are being awakened and discovering powers that will change their lives. Featuring familiar villains and new enemies who once again will be attempting to suppress this next step in human evolution, it will be up to this new group of heroes to save the world.”
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For now, no further details about the plot have been revealed, nor have any actors or actresses been announced as the stars of this new project, which is in the early stages of development at Universal Television.
