But resurrecting the series five years later also meant that most of the original cast just wasn’t available to reprise those roles. “We, on the original series, often told stores in volumes as it would have a beginning, and a middle, and an end, and so, in a sense, the real hardcore “Heroes’ audience is already somewhat familiar with the idea of these smaller, contained stories”. And Kring said he always envisioned the show “to be very elastic”. As if that weren’t a strong enough show of confidence, Greenblatt remains open to a second season, offering “At the moment we’re looking at one 13-episode big story”.
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As for what’s in store for the heroes themselves, Kring is “confident” the premise will provide equal footing for both new and returning characters. I always saw it as a show that could repopulate itself. I wanted it to be easy for brand new viewers to watch for the first time.
Considering part of the original criticism of the show following its inaugural season was the introduction of too many characters, it seems like a risky move to take, focusing the show on all new people. “Falling in love with new characters is just as important as returning cast”. That’s where Zachary Levi’s character emerges.
Kring explained that Claire died a year before the events of Heroes Reborn and that, “Jack Coleman as Horn-Rimmed Glasses [Noah Bennet] gets to uncover some of that for us”. This is the reason why H.R.G. will guide new viewers of the show in exposing some of the backstory from the first run.
“We didn’t know we were going off the air”, Kring said, calling the final scene in which Claire (Hayden Panettiere) goes public with her powers “an obligatory baton pass” to lay the groundwork for a follow-up.
“There’s something really great about this: This is not the fifth season, this is actually the 10th season as if there were seasons in-between”. Since we didn’t get to have a fifth season, I always had in my mind that we had some unfinished business there. It’s an indeterminate [amount of] people around the world and then they have to save the world.
Kring’s original drama, which burned bright right out of the gate when it launched in 2006, became a television phenomenon.
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Series creator Tim Kring has been talking about the NBC show as is new series, Heroes Reborn, gears up for its September debut.
