Spoiler:Heroes

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Published Spoilers

July

• 7/1 -- NEW! Jason Badower reveals on his blog that in his recent set visit Friday, June 27, he saw filmed a scene with actors/actresses Hayden, Zach and Jack together on set that could have big implications. Masi Oka's June 19th confirmation that four episodes have been completed puts this scene in episode 5 or later.
• 7/1 -- NEW! Aron and Joe reveal several spoilers in CBR's Behind the Eclipse:
  • Season Three will pick "up right from the moment Nathan is shot. Well, actually...a few moments before. Well, technically, four years in the future. But that’s only until... Suffice it to say, you will learn who shot Nathan Petrelli from the proverbial get go".
  • Isaac's "sketchbook will indeed [re-]appear (pay attention around episodes 9, 10 and 11 this season) - and we will also meet a new artist, soon enough. Whose style is somewhat familiar. And who has a very familiar subject."
  • Arthur Petrelli will appear in a flashback by Episode #8 of Season Three.
  • Aron and Joe also discuss the evolution of Peter's character: "We all know that “With great power comes great responsibility.” “But we also know that “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” So basically Peter will find himself torn between these two platitudes. It’s Lord Acton vs Stan Lee in a battle for the ages. So stay tuned."
  • And regarding Meredith Gordon's return, Aron and Joe write: "You want Meredith Gordon back? Really? What would we do with her? Bring her back so Claire can bond with her biological mom about having powers while she pushes her own mother aside - because of their biological difference? Where’s the drama there? (and in case you don’t get sarcasm, stay tuned)"

June

• 6/30 -- Kristin of E! Online says about Ali Larter: Ali is definitely still a part of Heroes. Niki Sanders, not so much, but Ali will stick around and conjure up a whole new personality we haven't yet seen before Season Three: Tracy Strauss. (Something tells me she'll be hot, blond and look like that chick who once wore a whipped-cream bikini for Dawson Leery.) Also, Matt Parkman is going to end up in the desert with a horse with no name... and a tortoise. Believe it or not, I'm serious about the desert and the tortoise part. Matt's storyline is about to get über-trippy!
• 6/30 -- Kristin of E! Online interviews Greg Grunberg, Dania Ramirez and new Heroes bad girl Brea Grant. Kristin asks for hints about their characters. Dania says that Maya will take off her crucifix and be on a different note this season, and Greg says that for his character, the tortoise always wins.
• 6/23 -- According to Kristin of E! Online's spoiler chat, Kristen Bell is still only confirmed for 5 episodes this season, but Cristine Rose will be a new regular. Also, Kristin notes that the San Diego Comi-Con will have just a sneak peak (not the full premiere), and that Sylar is going to start working with Mr. Bennet and share loads of screen time with him.
• 6/23 -- TheBadandUgly.com has more set pictures of future Peter, including a shot of what looks like present and future Peter confronting each other (Peter squared?).
• 6/22 -- JustJared.com confirms with set photos that future Peter (with the scar) and future Claire (with dark brown hair) will return in an early episode of Season Three. Some of the photos show future Claire holding and firing a gun, and in others future Peter dons what looks to be an arm-covering for shooting a phasing effect.
• 6/20 -- Heroes Television has a photo of a mural that was painted for shooting of Season 3 in downtown Los Angeles. The mural is a representation of an exploding earth. The scene they are shooting will involve a car chase and “exterior semi-automatic gunfire.” They will also be shooting some exterior dialog scenes. No word on which cast members might be involved in the scenes, but it definitely sounds like some excitement is going down in the upcoming season.
• 6/16 -- In a video segment of E! Online's Watch with Kristin Show, Kristin dishes that Sylar's heart may actually grow a few sizes in Season Three. She elaborates that he will "do some surprising good-guy stuff and will have a surprising connection to a good-guy character [we] already know."
• 6/16 -- Kristin of E! Online claims "Claire is not the only character on the show who is adopted. And the next adoption twist is perhaps my favorite twist ever on this show. You know how sometimes those silly promo guys say things like 'It will change everything?' Well this one actually will."
• 6/16 -- E! Online's Kristin also confirms that Monica and Nana Dawson will return in the first few episodes, during which time their plot will remain in New Orleans and be centered around their relationship with Micah. Kristin also adds that she isn't positive, but believes West is likely to be gone for the time being.
• 6/16 -- Newsarama tells us that William Katt, who played Ralph Hinkley on Greatest American Hero will be making an appearance on Heroes. "I just filmed it last week," Katt says of his Heroes appearance. "I play a really, really wonderful, seedy, smarmy-mouthed reporter that goes after Ali Larter. It was a lot of fun." Katt said he worked almost exclusively with Ali Larter. "She hogged me. She wanted me all to herself," he jokes. Katt teases in the article that "he has the power of persuasion," but the article claims the character doesn't have powers.
• 6/16 -- An Oct '07 interview with Shalim Ortiz reveals that his character might return next season. "We’re in the talks. It’s not written in stone yet, but yeah, sure. I’m very good friends with the executive producers, so hopefully we’ll be able to figure something out." Seeing as this was before the strike, scripts could've been changed and Alejandro may remain dead.
• 6/13 -- SpoilerTV has revealed a casting call for episodes 3.05 and 3.06:
  • Eric Doyle: 30s-48, Male, Caucasian, ideous, horrible and big. A disgusting, villainous man who delights in controlling others. Guest Star/Will be needed for Episode #306. Note: Dates may move as our schedule is very fluid. Please inform us of any and all date conflicts. Must be a US citizen or have a Green Card. sptv050769 Shoot Dates: June 19, 2008
• 6/12 -- Malcolm McDowell revealed to a fan, at the Big Apple Comic-con in New York, that he would be returning to Heroes for five episodes of Season Three.
• 6/11 -- Jason Badower reveals on his blog that he has been told that some of the new characters used in the Root and Branch graphic novels would likely be cast for the show.
• 6/10 -- A CBR interview with Brea Grant sheds more light on the interaction between Daphne and Hiro. In the interview, Brea claims that "they basically negate each other's powers. Daphne can move even when Hiro freezes time, but she can't move at super speed."
• 6/10 -- Kristin Dos Santos reveals that Francis Capra has been cast as Jesse Murphy on Heroes, and will share at least one scene with Kristin Bell, his Veronica Mars co-star. Francis is doing a three-episode guest arc as villain Jesse Murphy, a thug who runs with a gang of two-bit criminals. However, Jesse is more than just a meathead. He does have a power. Also, the Bennets and Petrellis are staying front and center, and they will continue to be at odds with each other. There will be some shocking alliances and the appearance of at least one long-lost relative.
• 6/10 -- IMDb confirms the cast list for some Season 3 episodes.
  • The Butterfly Effect will include new villain Daphne and the return of Nathan, Niki, and even Elle (but oddly not Adam).
  • One of Us, One of Them and The Year of Our Lord will include new character Usutu.
  • Jumping ahead. Episode 13 will include Monica.
• 6/10 -- N'Tare Mwine has joined the cast as an Aboriginal story teller named Usutu. Usutu will appear in episodes 3 and 4. This will not be the first time he has worked with Heroes. N'Tare Mwine was originally to play the terrorist Joseph Al Amir in the unaired pilot.
• 6/10 -- Francis Capra has joined the cast as Jesse and his villainous character will cross paths with our beloved Peter Petrelli.
• 6/10 -- Kristin at E! Online points to the idea that Claire will shoot Peter within the first three minutes of Season Three. Kristin also notes that Claire will again be sporting dark hair due to a shift in time.
• 6/6 -- NEW! Heroes Revealed! has a photo of what looks to be Ali Larter on the set of Season Three, and a video of one of the scenes with a cop trying to arrest her.
• 6/2 -- Heroes Television has released some new spoilers about Season 3.
  • Nathan will return in episode 1 of Season 3.
  • People who seem to be good could change their minds. Some of them will go to the “dark” side.
  • The first few scripts (episodes?) are “incredible”, villains are going to be more “dynamic”.
  • Season 3 will progress intrigues and answer questions quicker than Season 2.
  • Hiro inherited his father's company and is not happy about this.
  • Anyone can be a Villain, in each of us there is a Villain and a hero, it all depends on the party which manifests itself first. So you never know, but it would take something significant for Hiro to turn bad.
  • Niki will bring together soome characters that we would not expect.
  • Adam and Niki (love interest?). Could Niki be his next bride?

May

• 5/28 -- In an interview Adrian Pasdar says that Angela is the mother of three evolved humans on the show.
• 5/28 -- Ask Ausiello reveals that Jessalyn Gilsig will be returning as Meredith Gordon for at least another five episodes.
• 5/25 -- In Kristin Dos Santos's interview with Masi Oka, Masi says that Nathan's assassin will be revealed in the first episode, and that Daphne will be Hiro's archnemesis.
• 5/23 -- NBC announces the Heroes Season Three premiere date will be September 22, 2008, and confirms that there will be a one-hour rewind show before the two-hour premiere.
• 5/21 -- Sylar kills one of the shows most popular characters. We will also learn what he does after this.
• 5/14 -- NBC has released a new season 3 preview video. It includes possible spoilers about who shot Nathan.
• 5/9 -- Brea Grant's speedy new character will be named Daphne.
• 5/8 -- NBC releases a new Season 3 trailer. The trailer confirms plans for a 3 hour season premiere (1 hour rewind and 2 hours of new storyline).
• 5/8 -- SpoilerFix has revealed this casting call for the episodes The Butterfly Effect and Dreamtime.
  • The Butterfly Effect
    • Jesse: 28-38, Male. Jesse is an intense guy with an explosive temper. Violent. Cruel. A mean looking S.O.B. Recurring Co-Star.
    • Reporter #1 & #2: 28-38, Male or Female, any ethnicities. An ambitious TV reporter covering the news in Odessa, Texas. Co-Star.
    • E.R. Doctor: 32-48, Male or Female, any ethnicities. A skilled E.R. doctor working in Odessa, Texas. Co-Star.
    • News Commentator: 32-45, Male or Female, any ethnicities. A TV anchor on a national news program. Co-Star.
    • Scary Guy #1 & #2: 25-35, Male, any ethnicities. Two scary thugs preying on innocent civilians in New York city. Co-Star.
    • Paramedic: 30-40, Male or Female, any ethnicities. A paramedic administering emergency care to a seriously injured patient. Co-Star.
  • Dreamtime
    • African Aborigine: Any age, Male, thin. Seeking an African actor who could portray a member of the Maasai, Samburu or another similar nomadic pastoral tribe. A storyteller with great wisdom. Guest Star / Multiple Episode Arc.
• 5/8 -- Bruce Boxleitner joins the Season Three cast having ties to a certain female.
• 5/4 -- Brea Grant is cast as a speedy new character.
• 5/4 -- Wynn Everett is rumored to be among the Season Three cast.
• 5/2 -- Jack Coleman gave a short interview where he talked about characters in Season Three and their new roles.

April

• 4/29 -- E! reveals a new villain called Joy, who has the power of enhanced speed and meets Hiro early in Season Three.
• 4/24 -- Heroes director Allan Arkush reveals to us some great news and spoilers about Season Three.
• 4/20 -- Adam Armus and Kay Foster reveal some clues and interesting details about the Season 3.
• 4/11 -- The titles for the first four episodes of Season Three have been revealed. In order, they are The Butterfly Effect, Dreamtime, One of Us, One of Them, and The Year of Our Lord.
• 4/10 -- There are currently two new recurring roles that NBC is trying to cast for the Season 3 premiere: Joy is in her early twenties and described as “quick on her feet — and adept at getting herself into and out of trouble.” Senator Robert Malden, meanwhile, is in his fifties and a political straight shooter. Source: TV Guide - Michael Ausiello
• 4/03 -- NBC Universal Media describes the online content as "Heroes 360", and says Season Three's content will include webisodes, online manhunts for the villains, the addition of more micro sites that allow the users to uncover more of the "Heroes" universe, wireless iTV interactivity and the ability to view the graphic novels on mobile platforms.
• 4/03 -- Sci-Fi Wire and other sources claim that Heroes will return on Monday, September 15, 2008, with a three-hour event, starting with a one-hour summary "catch-up" then a two-hour season premiere!
• 4/03 -- Tim Kring Is Looking For New Season 3 Narrator! - According to Michael Ausiello, "Tim Kring is said to be seeking an Australian Aboriginal actor in his fifties to appear in multiple episodes as a storyteller with great wisdom and a soft, soothing voice.”

March-January

• 3/21 -- Anders: Villain Will Be Back In 'Heroes' Vol. 3 (SyFy Portal) - David Anders reveals that the villains featured in the season will include Adam, Angela, Sylar and 12 new characters.
• 3/21 -- According to IMDb, Jared Ward will portray Officer Mckinzie in the first episode of the third season.
• 3/19 -- Expect More Dangerous Powers In New 'Heroes' (SyFy Portal) - Cristine Rose lets the cat out of the bag regarding Angela Petrelli's status as an evolved human...and her possible saucy past!
• 3/10 Adrian Pasdar Reveals More Spoilers for Season 3 including

• Nathan will return in Season 3.
• Nathan will have a lot of scenes with Claire.
• Nathan will at some point in Season 3, actually die. (Unconfirmed)

• 3/9 -- Eriko Tamura has confirmed that she will play as Yaeko again when the show returns.
• 2/27 -- Chris Zatta confirms that Heroes will return on Monday, September 8, 2008.
• 2/12 -- More Heroes Season 3 Spoilers
• 1/28 -- There may be a plan in place for when the show returns, and it involves Kristen Bell, David Anders and...yes, Adrian Pasdar and Ali Larter all back in the mix and most likely as series regulars. Source: Kristin Dos Santos on E!Online.
• 1/28 -- Adam Monroe (aka Takezo Kensei) will return for Volume 3. His name once was Richard Sanders; meaning that he and Niki are related. Source: Kristin on E!Online via SpoilerFix.
• 1/15 -- In an interview, Adam Armus said that Knox is a "brute force".
• 1/12 -- More about how Volume 3 will shape up may have been revealed.
  • Down the road, fans will learn Mr. Nakamura's powers.
  • Season one characters such as Claude will return.
  • The Volume 3 "disaster" will focus on something other than The Company this time.
  • There will be another future episode which will feature quite a few future characters.
  • Angela will reveal quite a few secrets in the latter half of the volume.
  • Monica will take center stage as a story arc about her being St Joan unfolds.
• 1/4 -- According to LAist, Jamie Hector will join the cast as Benjamin "Knox" Washington. Jamie has already shot a few episodes prior to the writers' strike.

2007

• 12/16 -- At the Jules Verne Film Festival, two sneak peeks of Volume 3: Villains were shown. Some of the highlights shown:
  • Sylar holding an unknown man up against a wall with telekinesis
  • The unknown man telling Sylar, "You can't hurt me," to which Sylar raises his arm to choke him or remove his brain
  • Noah turning around and firing a gun upwards as Elle watches
  • Sylar dropping an unknown figure to the ground
  • Elle seeing something and saying, "Oh...crap"
  • Ando in a busy street gliding toward the camera (kinda like Spike Lee did with Philip Seymour Hoffman in 25th Hour and Denzel Washington in Inside Man)
  • Bob telling Elle, "The clock is ticking"
  • Sylar laughing evilly at Elle, who becomes frightened
  • Sylar telling someone, "You tried to take away my abilities, didn't you?"
  • Noah saying, "These people are very dangerous... and powerful... like twelve Sylars running free"
  • Angela standing in a dark corridor and Sylar grabbing her by the shoulders from behind
  • Matt in a chair with his throat slit
  • Hiro pinned to a wall by his sword
  • Elle and Sylar talking: "I'm not afraid of you" / "You should be... I'm a psychopathic killer" / "Takes one to know one"
  • Sylar also pins Elle to the floor and drags her with telekinesis
  • Knox attacking someone and looking at his bloodied hand
  • Claire running from someone
• 12/15 -- Tim Kring Talks About The Strike, Origins, Volume 2 and Volume 3
• 12/10 -- During a December 2007 Word Balloon podcast, Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander stated that viewers have seen Angela Petrelli's powers used on the show--not by Angela but by Peter.
• 12/8 -- During his interview on The Post Show, Tim Kring mentioned that the second season was originally to comprise of Volume 2 (episodes 1-11), Volume 3 (episodes 12-18), and Volume 4 (episodes 18-24). Because of the Writers' Strike, the season will likely no longer be composed of 24 episodes, and Volume 4 will be pushed back to Season 3.
• 12/3 -- Heroes Volume 3 Spoilers: Everything We Know So Far from Heroes Television
• 8/15 -- Sendhil Ramamurthy told the magazine SFX Collection that Richard Schiff will be joining Heroes, and that Schiff's character "is going to have a profound effect on [Mohinder]."

New Cast Members

Bruce Boxleitner

Francis Capra as Jesse

Jessica Collins as Sophie

Brea Grant as Daphne

Jamie Hector as "Knox"

Richard Schiff       Richard Schiff

Jared Ward as Mckinzie

Fan Theories

• N'Tare Mwine's Aboriginal character will replace Mohinder as narrator for the episodes.
• Niki will die in the explosion, but we will learn that the Company cloned her and implanted Jessica's personality in the clone's body.
  • Dr. Henry Strauss will be responsible for the cloning. The clone will have amnesia due to the Haitian, so he will give the clone the name Tracy and begin training her.
  • Dr. Strauss and Jessica will then have a romance until a darker personality, Jessica's, takes over and kills him.
• If the company isn't going to be a major part of Season 3 ([1]) then "a powerful, mysterious organization" ([2]) must refer to a new 'group'
• This season will feature Sparrow Redhouse.
• Since Future Peter displayed Meredith's ability of pyrokinesis in a possible future, she will return this season.
• Knox will have an ability similar to Bob's.
• Knox will have enhanced speed.
• Sylar will kidnap Elle as a way to get to Bob, the one who gave him the Shanti virus. He takes Bob's ability as revenge.
• When Sylar does this, three outcomes may happen:
  • Elle escapes but Sylar finds her, resulting in her saying, "Oh crap."
  • Noah finds Elle and rescues her; Sylar finds them and Noah shoots Sylar.
  • After killing Bob and presuming Sylar has the ability of illusion, Sylar pretends to be Bob and tells Elle to do something as seen by him saying, "The clock is ticking."
• Knox will have the ability to coat his body with a metallic substance, similar to the Silver Surfer or Colossus.
• Most of the footage shown in the Volume Three trailers is the future that will happen if the main antagonist isn't stopped.
• Angela and Sylar are going to end up working together.
• Robert Malden will be played by Richard Schiff.
• Robert Malden will be played by Bruce Boxleitner.
• Jesse will have induced radioactivity.
• Angela's third child is Hiro.
• Angela's third child is Sylar.
• Sylar will kill Claire in the first few episodes.
• Sylar will learn he was adopted and is biologically related to Claire.
• Eric Doyle's ability will be mind control.

Escaped villain theories

• Matt Neuenberg, Hana Gitelman and Richard Drucker are now all in the Company's new mainframe due to the transfer of knowledge from Matt's brain. They will inadvertently allow the villains to escape when they shutdown components of the facility's systems to make their own escape.
• The villains will be released by Evsdropr.
• Knox will be introduced as one of the twelve escaped villains.
• Maury Parkman will return as one of the escaped villains.
• The villains released will include several characters introduced in the graphic novels: Hana Gitelman, Dr. Henry Strauss, Teenage Blackout patient, Haram, Liquid man, Marcus, Richard Drucker, Matt Neuenberg, Rollo Fusor's accomplice, Sparrow Redhouse, Linda Tavara and Howard Grigsby.
• Jesse is one of the escaped villians.

Webisodes theories

• The first few webisodes that begin mid-July will feature Matt Parkman working with evsdropr to take down a dangerous element within the Company.
• The German and/or Karl Lander Platz will be a featured character in the webisodes. Matt will be recruited by Interpol go to Germany for an investigation. After unsuccessfully trying to take down some thieves, he will wind up alone in the middle of an African desert on a horse with no name. Once there, he'll follow the path of a tortoise to find water.
• The webisodes will feature the character from Create Your Hero, as stated in it's introduction.

See Also

• General spoilers
• The Butterfly Effect (episode 301)
• Dreamtime (episode 302)
• One of Us (episode 303)
• The Year of Our Lord (episode 304)