Heroes: Eclipsed - Confirmation & Everything We Know

Summary "Heroes: Eclipsed," a reboot of the classic TV show, is in the works and will be overseen by original creator Tim Kring.

The new reboot may bring back original characters, addressing unresolved storylines from the previous seasons.

Fans can expect a similar premise of ordinary people discovering superpowers and balancing morality in the new series.

Nearly a decade-and-a-half after Heroes went off the air, the classic Aughts TV sensation is getting another major reboot in the form of the recently announced Heroes: Eclipsed. Debuting in 2006, the show was created by Tim Kring and follows ordinary people around the globe who discover that they suddenly have superpowers and must put them to good use to save the world. The first season was one of the pinnacles of 2000s TV, and it helped to shape the blossoming TV revolution that would explode in the early years of the 2010s.

Heroes' four seasons on the air were anything but smooth, and the show quickly took a nosedive after its first season captured audiences and earned it critical acclaim. Each subsequent season of the show performed worse and worse with critics and in the ratings until Heroes was canceled after season 4 to the shock and surprise of its die-hard fanbase. 2015's Heroes Reborn was scrapped after one season, and it seemed as if Tim Kring's great contribution to TV history would remain just that. Now, a new reboot of the show has been announced and Heroes: Eclipsed can finally fix the franchise.

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Heroes: Eclipsed Is Confirmed

Another Heroes Reboot Is Coming

Just when it seemed as if the franchise had finally ended, it was announced that a new Heroes reboot is in the works from the show's original creator. The announcement came 14 years after Heroes' shocking cancelation and nearly 10 years after 2015's Heroes Reborn faded into obscurity after a lone season. With nostalgia at an all-time high, and established intellectual property like gold in the movie and TV business, the time is right for a Heroes reboot. Few details are known about the new show, but it will be set several years after the original series, and will presumably match the amount of time that's passed in real life.

Who Is Making Heroes: Eclipsed?

The Original Writer Returns

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the success of the new reboot will likely hinge on the nostalgia factor of bringing back actors to their classic roles

Though only one name is attached to Heroes: Eclipsed at this point, it is an important one and does bode well for the reboot's success. Tim Kring will be on hand to usher the new reboot into the world, and he created both Heroes series and served as one of the franchise's primary writers. Since NBC was the network that carried both original shows, it stands to reason that the peacock will be involved somehow, but it isn't clear if it will air on network TV or as a streaming exclusive.

Shows Tim Kring has created since Heroes include:

Show Release Year(s) Status Touch 2012-2013 Canceled by Fox after 2 seasons Daybreak 2012 One-season web series Dig 2015 Miniseries Heroes Reborn 2015 Canceled by NBC after 1 season Treadstone 2019 Canceled by USA after 1 season

No names have been disclosed for the cast, but it has been teased that some of the original characters from Heroes could return. One of the criticisms of Heroes Reborn was that it ignored original characters, and the success of the new reboot will likely hinge on the nostalgia factor of bringing back actors to their classic roles. It's not clear how far along the development is on the show, and no release date or production timeline has been announced yet.

Stream Heroes on Amazon Prime Video and Peacock.

Heroes: Eclipsed Story Details

OG Characters Have Been Teased

Even if older storylines don't dominate Heroes: Eclipsed, the new series can deliver an exciting product while also answering the burning questions of long-time fans

Nothing is known about the specifics of the show's story, but it stands to reason that it will follow a similar structure as the original. A new batch of ordinary people will wake up with newfound superpowers and they will be torn between the desire to do what is right and the desire to act upon their new abilities. Though there will undoubtedly be new "heroes", it has also been teased that original characters could return as well.

The fourth season of Heroes left a lot of questions for the reboot to answer, and fans are still dying for a resolution to plotlines that were abandoned nearly 15 years ago. Character arcs like Mohinder's were left open-ended, and the true fate of Claire still needs to be settled among a wealth of other loose ends. Even if older storylines don't dominate Heroes: Eclipsed, the new series can deliver an exciting product while also answering the burning questions of long-time fans.