NBC's New Shows for the 2006-07 Season

Heroes
Drama

Premise: A group of people discover that they have extraordinary powers, ranging from the ability to fly to hearing other people's thoughts.

First Impressions: This didn't play particularly well for the assembled crowd of advertisers, but for our money it's maybe the most intriguing thing NBC previewed this week. The premise is easy to get your head around, yet there's almost endless territory to mine as the characters grapple with their newfound abilities. It could be really good, or, if it's not executed properly, a total mess. We're hoping, not without reason, that it's the former.

Stars: Greg Grunberg ("Alias"), Ali Larter ("A Lot Like Love"), Milo Ventimiglia ("Gilmore Girls"), Hayden Panettiere ("Ice Princess"), Adrian Pasdar ("Judging Amy"), Leonard Roberts ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), Santiago Cabrera ("Empire"), Tawny Cypress ("Third Watch"), Masi Oka ("Scrubs"), Noah Gray-Cabey, Sendhil Ramamurthy

Studio: NBC Universal TV

Producers: Tim Kring ("Crossing Jordan"), David Semel ("House," "American Dreams"), Dennis Hammer ("Crossing Jordan")

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