NBC has announced that they are bringing back Heroes for a new 13 episodes miniseries called Heroes Reborn. The network will air the brand new episodes in 2915 with the original executive producer, Tim Kring returning to produce the show. At this time cast and plot is being kept under wraps but the network did revealed that:
“we won’t rule out the
possibility of some of the show’s original cast members popping back in.”
Well it was to be expected that with all this craze about superheroes that NBC would revive their own original Heroes.
Well it was to be expected that with all this craze about superheroes that NBC would revive their own original Heroes.
NEW EVENT MINISERIES ‘HEROES
REBORN’ COMES TO NBC IN 2015
Tim Kring to Executive Produce 13
New Episodes of Groundbreaking Series ‘Heroes’
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Feb. 22,
2014 — NBC is bringing back its conquering “Heroes.”
An iconic series that still
commands a rabid fan base, “Heroes” will return to the network in 2015 as an
event miniseries with original creator and executive producer Tim Kring at the
helm, it was announced today by NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke.
NBC has ordered 13 episodes for a
new stand-alone story arc entitled “Heroes Reborn,” with all details of
storylines and characters being kept under wraps.
“The enormous impact ‘Heroes’ had
on the television landscape when it first launched in 2006 was eye-opening,”
said NBC Entertainment President
Jennifer Salke. “Shows with that kind of resonance don’t come around often and
we thought it was time for another installment. We’re thrilled that visionary
creator Tim Kring was as excited about jumping back into this show as we were
and we look forward to all the new textures and layers Tim plans to add to his
original concept. Until we get closer to air in 2015, the show will be
appropriately shrouded in secrecy, but we won’t rule out the possibility of some
of the show’s original cast members popping back in.”
The original series chronicled
the life-changing stories of a series of unrelated ordinary people who
discovered they had superhuman abilities. As the saga unfolded, they learned
they were part of a grand plan that brought them together to change the world.
With the return of “Heroes
Reborn,” NBC will launch a digital series prior to the 2015 premiere that will
introduce the characters and new storylines. This leveraging of social media is
a way for fans to re-engage with what was one for the true pioneers in
multiplatform storytelling.
#HeroesReborn
The iconic sci-fi series, which
ran on NBC from 2006-10 and was an immediate hit, ranked as television’s #1 new
drama with an average audience of 14.5 million viewers during its initial
season. The show was Golden Globe-nominated in its first year of eligibility
for best drama series; it won the BAFTA Award for best international series,
the AFI Award, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
Saturn Award, two People’s Choice Awards and the Television Critics Association
Award for Program of the Year.
“Heroes” remains one of the
best-selling TV series on DVD of all time with more than 10 million units sold.
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