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Before February 10, 2006
- It all starts when Tim Kring (1, I) decides to write a story about everyday people, discovering their extraordinary abilities. He develops different ideas and forms a story.
- He calls his story by the name Heroes.
- Tim Kring presents his ideas and the plot for the first episode to NBC, where he has been working for a long time.
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- NBC (2) approves the project. So Kring makes an agreement with the NBC Universal Inc..
- Its product NBC.com (3) declares that NBC will be airing a new series called Heroes.
- Tim Kring and NBC start to form the crew and the cast.
February 10, 2006
- 7. tv.com (4) declares that Ali Larter (1) and Hayden Panettiere (2) have just joined the cast of NBC's Heroes.
February 17, 2006
- 8. Milo Ventimiglia (3) joins the cast of Heroes. tv.com
February 22, 2006
- 9. Greg Grunberg (4) joins the cast of Heroes. tv.com
March 3, 2006
- 10. David Semel (II) joins the crew as the director of the pilot.
- 11. The production of the show is decided to be realised by NBC Universal Media Studios (5) in association with Tailwind Productions (6), a film production company founded by Tim Kring.
- 12. An interview with Tim Kring reveals the following:
"It's about very ordinary people all over the world who literally discover that they have special powers, and it's their dealing with that. The superheroes, er, ordinary people include;
- a 30-year-old male nurse who believes he can fly;
- a 28-year-old junkie who has the ability to paint images of the future;
- a 33-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who can do incredible things with mirrors;
- a 24-year-old Japanese comic-book geek who literally makes time stand still;
- a 31-year-old inmate who can transport himself through walls; and
- a 17-year-old cheerleader who defies death at every turn."
"Not only are they discovering what having superpowers means to them but also the larger picture of where their superpowers come from. Eventually their superpowers draw them together when they try to evade the series’ antagonist who wants to harness their super-DNA for himself."
"It’s pretty grounded in reality. Part of what makes it really feel very real is that these people’s lives should mirror your own; you should be able to see your ordinary life reflected on screen. It’s a big interconnected saga. They’re all drawn together towards a destiny of saving the world. And it’s extremely serialized.” |
March 7, 2006
- 13. Adrian Pasdar (5) joins the cast of Heroes.
April 20 - May 15, 2006
- 14. Leonard Roberts (6) joins the cast of Heroes.
- 15. Noah Gray-Cabey (7) joins the cast of Heroes.
- 16. Tawny Cypress (8) joins the cast of Heroes.
- 17. Sendhil Ramamurthy (9) joins the cast of Heroes.
- 18. Santiago Cabrera (10) joins the cast of Heroes.
- 19. James Kyson Lee (11) joins the cast of Heroes.
- 20. Masi Oka (12) joins the cast of Heroes.
- 21. NBC.com announces that the TV series will also appear as an animated digital comic book based on characters and plot lines from the show.
- 22. Dennis Hammer (III) joins the crew as an executive producer.
May 16, 2006
- 23. HeroesTheSeries (5), the first fan site started.
- 24. NBC.com posted:
| The epic drama Heroes chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. As a total eclipse casts it shadow across the globe, viewers follow a genetics professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy, Blind Guy Driving) in India whose father's disappearance leads him to uncover a secret theory - there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer (Milo Ventimiglia, The Bedford Diaries) 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), uncovers that her mirror image has a secret. A prison inmate (Leonard Roberts, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) mysteriously finds himself waking up outside of his cell. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, Empire), whose drug addiction is destroying his life and the relationship with his girlfriend (Tawny Cypress, Third Watch), can paint the future. A down-on-his-luck beat cop (Greg Grunberg, Alias) can hear people's thoughts, including the secrets of a captured terrorist. In Japan, a young man (Masi Oka, Scrubs) develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world. Heroes is executive produced by creator/writer Tim Kring (Crossing Jordan), Dennis Hammer (Crossing Jordan), and David Semel (House), who also directed the pilot. The drama is from NBC Universal Television Studio. |
Overview I
- Heroes was created by one man: Tim Kring
- But, for taking a shape it needed a crew and a cast and for spreading out to the world it needed media organisations and/or companies. Only through these Heroes could be Heroes - an interconnecting saga. We include in it, the media who helped Heroes take shape or spread, officially or unofficially.
Heroes Creation
- Tim Kring
- NBC
- NBC.com
- tv.com
- HeroesTheSeries
The Crew
- Tim Kring, the Creator, the Writer and an Executive Producer
- David Semel, the Director and an Executive Producer
- Dennis Hammer, an Executive Producer
The Cast
- Ali Larter
- Hayden Panettiere
- Milo Ventimiglia
- Greg Grunberg
- Adrian Pasdar
- Leonard Roberts
- Noah Gray-Cabey
- Tawny Cypress
- Sendhil Ramamurthy
- Santiago Cabrera
- James Kyson Lee
- Masi Oka