Heroes S01E01

Chapter 1 (1.01): ?Genesis?
(Original Airdate: September 25, 2006)

As a total eclipse casts its shadow across the globe, a genetics professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy, ?Blind Guy Driving?) in India is led by his father?s disappearance to uncover a secret theory ? there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer (Milo Ventimiglia, ?Gilmore Girls?) tries to convince his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar, ?Judging Amy?) that he can fly. A high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere, ?Ice Princess?) learns that she is totally indestructible. A single mother (Ali Larter, ?Final Destination?) struggles to make ends meet to support her young son (Noah Gray-Cabey, ?My Wife & Kids?), discovers that her mirror image has a secret. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, ?Empire?), whose drug addiction is destroying his life and relationship with his girlfriend (Tawny Cypress, NBC?s ?Third Watch?), can paint the future. And in Japan, a young man (Masi Oka, NBC?s ?Scrubs?) develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Yet, unbeknownst to them all, their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world?