In October 2006, people around the world discover that they have superpowers. High school student Claire Bennet finds herself spontaneously regenerating. Heroin addict Isaac Mendez can precognitively paint future events, including a nuclear explosion in New York City. Japanese office worker Hiro Nakamura is able to teleport and time travel. Nurse Peter Petrelli [...]
Hiro time travels more than a month into the future of New York City ; there he finds Isaac dead, and witnesses a nuclear explosion. Politician Nathan Petrelli tries to dismiss his recent self-propelled flight, and lies to his brother Peter about it. Policeman Matt Parkman uses his telepathic powers to find a girl named [...]
Peter begins to date Isaac’s ex-girlfriend Simone. Hiro returns to the present and seeks the help of his friend, Ando Masahashi, to save New York from the upcoming explosion. Mohinder, who has been working with his father’s neighbor Eden, discovers that Sylar was connected to his father. Claire’s classmate Brody attempts to rape her [...]
Matt is kidnapped by Claire’s father and a Haitian. Hiro and Ando gamble in Vegas using Hiro’s ability to freeze time, but are soon evicted from the hotel and assaulted by their opponents. Niki’s alter ego Jessica has sex with Nathan to repay her debt to Linderman. After she regenerates from her [...]
A Hiro from the future—who can speak English fluently—appears to Peter. He instructs Peter to save a cheerleader in order to save the world. Niki has no memories of the night before. Claire tells her father about Brody and her father secretly instructs the Haitian to erase Brody’s mind.
Watch Episode 5: Hiros
Mohinder gives up searching for superhumans and returns to India. Niki’s husband D.L. Hawkins—who can phase through solid objects—returns after breaking out of prison. He takes his son Micah Sanders from Niki, who he thinks framed him for murder.
Watch Episode 6: Better Halves
Matt works with the FBI to identify Sylar. They interrogate Ted Sprague, who can emit radiation. Parkman accidentally finds out that his wife is cheating on him by telepathy. Micah Sanders is revealed to have the power of technopathy.
Watch Episode 7: Nothing to Hide
Hiro and Ando meet diner waitress Charlie Andrews, who can perfectly remember everything that she has learned. Charlie is killed by Sylar shortly afterwards, and Hiro goes back in time to save her. In India, a mysterious boy visits Mohinder in his dreams, causing him to consider resuming his father’s research. With Isaac now [...]
Claire’s father forbids his daughter to go to Homecoming, fearing that she will be killed. Claire sneaks out, and isattacked by Sylar, but is rescued by Peter. Mohinder decides to continue his father’s work.
Watch Episode 9: Homecoming
Most of the events in this episode take place six months prior to the events in the previous episode. Hiro seeks to change Charlie’s death by going back in time, but finds out that her death is inevitable—she has a blood clot in her brain. Suresh’s father meets Gabriel Gray and runs some [...]
