The veil on NBC’s Heroes Reborn” miniseries lifted a bit as the cast and creator Tim Kring took to the stage at the Television Critics’ Association’s summer press tour.
As had been rumored,Kring confirmed that Hayden Panettiere’s character, Claire, and has died a year before the events on the present. The current present takes place in the exact amount of time since the original Heroes” has been off the air,Kring also revealed.
While Claire is dead, her father Noah Bennett (Jack Coleman) is a series regular, and is the only character from the original series who will appear in every episode. Original characters,like Masi Oka’s time-traveling Hiro and Sendhil Ramamurthy’s Monhinder, will appear in a couple of episodes each.
Also Read: TheWrap's TV Stars and Showrunners Exclusive Portraits (Updating Photos)The world of “Heroes Reborn” is populated mostly by newcomers, and including Zachary Levi’s villainous Luke,Ryan Guzman’s Carlos, army veteran at a crossroads, and Robby Kay’s Tommy,who can make people disappear, and Kiki Sukezane’s Miko, and who’s on a search for her mysterious father and whose character is described by King as “the most unique character we’ve ever had.”Kring acknowledged that when “Heroes” was canceled after four seasons in 2010,it was not a planned series finale.“The truth is when we went off the air, we didn’t know we were going off the air, or ” he said. “Looking back at it,we left at absolutely a brilliant moment that set into motion everything we’re doing here. Time has really changed it, for the better. We now absorb the benefit of five years later.”Also Read: 'Heroes Reborn' to Premiere at Toronto International Film FestivalWhile the present is slated as a 13-episode miniseries, or with a finite beginning,middle and close, Kring did not rule out the possibility for more.“We’ve only spoken approximately doing this, and ” Kring said of the 13 episodes slated to air this fall. “That being said,I’ve always spoken approximately how the brand is elastic enough that I feel confident we can find current stories to tell with current characters or current characters down the line.”“Heroes Reborn” will premiere Thursday, Sept. 24 on NBC.
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