After a total eclipse casts its shadow across the globe, seemingly calling forth a multitude of everyday men and women with special powers, Dr. Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy), a genetics professor from India, continues to champion his father’s theory that there are people with extraordinary abilities living among us.

Claire Bennet, an indestructible high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere), must hide her ability from her peers while working to maintain her relationship with her father (Jack Coleman), a man of mystery who has a keen interest in people like her. Niki Sanders (Ali Larter) struggles to support and protect her young son Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey), a genius who can interact with electronic machinery through touch. Matt Parkman, a police detective (Greg Grunberg) from Los Angeles, attempts to put his ability to hear the thoughts of others to good use. In Japan, Hiro Nakamura’s (Masi Oka) ability to pierce the space-time continuum and manipulate time has empowered him to change the future, as he embarks on wild adventures with his best friend Ando Masahashi (James Kyson Lee). Nathan Petrelli, a congressional hopeful (Adrian Pasdar) with the ability to fly, has his dreams dashed after failing to stop his younger brother Peter (Milo Ventimiglia), a nurse with the ability to absorb the powers of others, from exploding over the New York City skyline.

And after this violent clash in New York, the fate of Sylar, a manipulative serial killer (Zachary Quinto) dedicated to violently collecting the extraordinary talents of special people, is unknown. Meanwhile, in the Dominican Republic, a young woman named Maya Herrera (Dania Ramirez) and her twin brother, plagued by her threatening ability, attempt to make the dangerous crossing to the United States in search of help. And Monica Dawson, another young woman (Dana Davis) with newfound special abilities, would give up everything to help the people around her. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world…

¿Qué pensarías si un buen día descubres que tienes alguna habilidad fuera de lo común? En eso se basa Heroes, que nos cuenta cómo cambian las vidas de varias personas de todo el mundo cuando de repente descubren que tienen superpoderes.

Entre los superhéroes está Peter Petrelli, un enfermero de 26 años que cree que puede volar; su hermano, Nathan Petrelli, un político que está más preocupado por las apariencias que por cualquier otra cosa; Isaac Mendez, un drogadicto que tiene la habilidad de pintar imagenes del futuro cuando está colocado;Niki Sanders, una showgirl y madre soltera de 33 años de Las Vegas cuyo alter-ego es de armas tomar; Mikah, el hijo de 12 años de Niki, cuya capacidad de manipular aparatos electrónicos es impresionante;Hiro Nakamura, un geek japonés de 24 años amante de los cómics que literalmente hace que el tiempo se pare; Matt Parkman, un policía que oye los pensamientos de los demás; y Claire Bennet, una animadora de 16 años que desafía a la muerte cuando le da la gana.

Nuestros ‘Heroes’ deberán enfrentarse a diversas organizaciones y personajes misteriosos muy interesados por sus poderes, que quieren investigar y obtener a cualquier precio, y a su vez deberán unirse para conseguir su objetivo final: salvar al mundo.