Small screen superheroes have almost solely been a recipe for rather campy disaster. It’s true, I might still get a wistful kick when watching old re-runs of badly made and super predictable shows such as ‘Wonder Woman’ and the 60’s adaptation of ‘Batman’, but those shows were, and still are, pretty freakin’ cheesy. With the exception of the (arguably) competent, if really strongly tween-oriented, ‘Smallville,’ there just really hasn’t been a very kick-ass comic book series on T.V.
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With the horrifying predictions beginning to unfold before their very eyes, the ordinary people with extraordinary powers meet with moments of aches and pains and perils while in Kirby Plaza, with an unflinching sort of heroism, as the first volume of Heroes comes to a close, and the next amazingly begins! 
While perfectly perched to become a member of Congress, and someday more, Nathan must consider the overall cost to those he cherishes. He must also consider the advice his mother gave him, and the prophecy spoken by Linderman. While preparing to battle Sylar to the end, Hiro’s father tells him of his true linage. Whilst many heroes dutifully arrive in NYC, Ted and Peter try to bail before the city meets its foretold fiery end. Matt and H.R.G. discover the shocking truths behind the ‘tracking system’ used to locate people with unique powers.
With newfound knowledge of what’s really on the line if they do not succeed in their mission, Hiro and Ando’s willpower to save the planet is tested. Dedicated to the road he’s on, Nathan takes a few shocking steps to help ensure his election. D.L. and Jessica start to understand just how their family pieces into Linderman’s current plans. Fresh meat is brought into Thompson’s company’s fold. With the blood on his hands mounting, Sylar decides to revisit his mother.
After Hiro and Ando are spit out five years in the future, they discover that everyone with special abilities are not only common knowledge, but – after the chaos and destruction in NYC and the millions of deaths – they are being registered, incarcerated, tracked down, and even murdered as “terrorists”. When the President makes his first steps toward a more permanent solution, the duo gets caught up in what might possibly be the Heroes last battle, and come across a wide array of new and mysteriously familiar faces. Even if they manage to survive their very strange experience, will they still manage to get back to present time and save the world? 
Sylar ‘helps’ Suresh locate more people with unique powers before continuing his rampage. Two heroes will encounter the ever-stronger serial killer. After his talk with Linderman, Nathan must take what he’s learned in the conversation and factor it into very complicated decisions that will not only shape the future for himself, but for his family, NYC, and the entirety of the world. Linderman acquires Jessica for his long-reaching plans, as Thompson uses every resource at his command to find Claire. Hiro’s determination to ‘save the world’ only strengthens when he is faced with the grim reality.
Nathan has a troubling meeting with the mysterious Linderman face-to-face as the election and NYC’s impending doom draw near. Hiro’s effort to pilfer the samurai sword steers him ito a dreary new route. Suresh has a breakthrough on his list, at a very high cost. D.L. starts to wonder if everything is as it seems at home. Isaac creates his most horrific painting. Candice Wilmer, a new hero, makes a deceptive debut.
H.R.G.’s past comes to bite him in the butt when Matt and Ted show up looking for answers, and take his family and himself hostage, ultimately leading to a sad, fiery showdown. Many secrets are exposed and new threats plague the heroes. 
Peter is pained when he discovers that someone close to him may have backstabbed Claude and him. Matt’s life becomes very dizzying when Ted Sprague (a radioactive man) and Hana Gitelman (a ferocious youth with ‘wireless’ mental powers, plop into his life. After bloodshed, Hiro is faced with a challenging decision regarding his mission. Claire cannot contain the rage she has for her father.
Whilst Claire uncovers the disreputable truth about her biological father, back at home her adoptive mother struggles in the face of a crisis. Matt is thrust into the crosshairs of a new assassin when he takes a bodyguard job for a twisted attorney. A Damsel in distress distracts Hiro and Ando when they return to Las Vegas in another attempt to locate the sword. Unbeknownst to Suresh, he has put himself in great danger when he tracks down someone on his list. Still trying desperately to help Nathan locate Peter, Simone seeks help in an unlikely place.
Hiro has difficulty making his tycoon father and motivated sister comprehend his heroic new path in life. When a chance to reunite with D.L. and Micah comes her way, Niki finds herself doubting. Claude tries to help Peter learn to control his abilities, but the procedure might destroy Peter’s belief in the ones he holds most dear. Firm in her determination to locate her biological mother, Claire starts her journey to a Texas trailer park. Elsewhere, Sylar makes a bold and surprising move against H.R.G. and his family. 
While Hiro searches for the samurai sword, he is chased by mysterious assailants. His quest for the sword takes an even more odd turn when his dad appears. A newly sobered Isaac devotes himself to preventing NY’s destruction, as well as Peter’s. A budding hero may have a thing or two to learn when an invisible man, complete with weird past, Claude, arrives on the scene. As Matt becomes more open to Janice, his wife, D.L. finds himself at odds with his new responsibilities as a family man. H.R.G. puts all of his attention on his deadly prisoner, Sylar. In the meantime, after finding the Haitian, Claire embarks on a secret exploration for her true biological parents. While trying his best to locate people from ‘the list’, Suresh has a shocking visitor. 
