During tonight's Olympics, NBC announced they're bringing back Heroes as a 13 episodes miniseries called Heroes Reborn.   The plan is to air the new stand-alone story arc in 2015 with original executive producer, Tim Kring, coming back to produce the show.  According to the network, all details about storylines and characters are being kept under wraps, but they did reveal, "we won’t rule out the possibility of some of the show’s original cast members popping back in.”

As someone that watched every episode of the series when it originally aired, I always viewed Heroes as a missed opportunity.  Characters that should have been written out after a few episodes were strung along, and the world that seemed so cool in the first season eventually felt small.  As someone that believed in the show, I'd love for NBC to reboot the concept with new characters and situations and keep it to 13 episode seasons.  Because I think we can all agree, one of the biggest issues with network TV is 22 episode seasons.  While you can easily hit that mark with a procedural like CSI or The Mentalist, high concept shows should be kept short and sweet, like a cable series.  Hit the jump for the press release and the first teaser trailer.

Finally, with the worldwide popularity of the superhero genre, it's not a huge surprise NBC is willing to give Heroes another chance. I really hope they get it right this time.

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NEW EVENT MINISERIES ‘HEROES REBORN’ COMES TO NBC IN 2015

Tim Kring to Executive Produce 13 New Episodes of Groundbreaking Series ‘Heroes’

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Feb. 22, 2014 — NBC is bringing back its conquering “Heroes.”

An iconic series that still commands a rabid fan base, “Heroes” will return to the network in 2015 as an event miniseries with original creator and executive producer Tim Kring at the helm, it was announced today by NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke.

NBC has ordered 13 episodes for a new stand-alone story arc entitled “Heroes Reborn,” with all details of storylines and characters being kept under wraps.

“The enormous impact ‘Heroes’ had on the television landscape when it first launched in 2006 was eye-opening,” said NBC Entertainment  President Jennifer Salke. “Shows with that kind of resonance don’t come around often and we thought it was time for another installment. We’re thrilled that visionary creator Tim Kring was as excited about jumping back into this show as we were and we look forward to all the new textures and layers Tim plans to add to his original concept. Until we get closer to air in 2015, the show will be appropriately shrouded in secrecy, but we won’t rule out the possibility of some of the show’s original cast members popping back in.”

The original series chronicled the life-changing stories of a series of unrelated ordinary people who discovered they had superhuman abilities. As the saga unfolded, they learned they were part of a grand plan that brought them together to change the world.

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With the return of “Heroes Reborn,” NBC will launch a digital series prior to the 2015 premiere that will introduce the characters and new storylines. This leveraging of social media is a way for fans to re-engage with what was one for the true pioneers in multiplatform storytelling.

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The iconic sci-fi series, which ran on NBC from 2006-10 and was an immediate hit, ranked as television’s #1 new drama with an average audience of 14.5 million viewers during its initial season. The show was Golden Globe-nominated in its first year of eligibility for best drama series; it won the BAFTA Award for best international series, the AFI Award, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award, two People’s Choice Awards and the Television Critics Association Award for Program of the Year.

“Heroes” remains one of the best-selling TV series on DVD of all time with more than 10 million units sold.