Series synopsis
Heroes Unmasked is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on July 25, 2007. It ended on December 22, 2008. It stars Anthony Stewart Head.
Heroes Unmasked is a behind-the-scenes documentary television series of the American television series Heroes, made by the BBC and narrated by Anthony Head in series 1–2, and in series 3 by former Heroes actor Santiago Cabrera. The show aired after an episode was shown on BBC Two.
Premise
Heroes Unmasked is a behind-the-scenes documentary television series of the American television series Heroes, made by the BBC and narrated by Anthony Head in series 1–2, and in series 3 by former Heroes actor Santiago Cabrera. The show aired after an episode was shown on BBC Two.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anthony Stewart Head as Himself - Narrator
Guest cast
- Santiago Cabrera as Himself - Narrator
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Himself
- Ali Larter as Herself
- Milo Ventimiglia as Himself
- Adrian Pasdar as Himself
- Greg Grunberg as Himself
- Jack Coleman as Himself
- Masi Oka as Himself
- James Kyson as Himself
- Ruth Ammon as Herself
- Robert Alonzo as Self
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 46 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | September 15, 2007 | April 17, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 21 | July 25, 2007 | December 5, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 24, 2008 | July 4, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 13 | October 1, 2008 | December 22, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Heroes Welcome This is a special episode of unmasked about the Heroes world tour in London. |
September 15, 2007 |
| 2 |
Heroes Return This BBC Two Heroes Unmasked special takes a look back at the success of the first season of Heroes. The show also takes an exclusive peek at the much anticipated second season of Heroes, featuring interviews with all the main cast, including Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli), Ali Larter (Niki Sanders), Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman) and the show's creator, Tim Kring. |
April 17, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A New Dawn Episode one introduces us to the characters and creators who are going to take us on a ride throughout the summer of 2007... |
July 25, 2007 |
| 2 |
Growing Pains “Growing Pains” catches up with Hayden Panettiere as she talks us through how she came to walk through fire, and exactly how that hand got so mangled. |
August 1, 2007 |
| 3 |
The Dreamer This episode takes a closer look at Peter and how he is fuelled by his destiny to give up his job as a hospice nurse to do something bigger and better. And there is nothing bigger than saving the world. |
August 8, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japanese Idol Unmasked goes behind the scenes of Hiro's journey to feudal Japan as he meets his childhood hero Takezo Kensei. The audience learns how feudal Japan came into being, and meets some of the new faces who are about to start their heroic journeys. |
April 24, 2008 |
| 2 |
Generations This episode goes back into the dark history of the heroes, and also looks at the current trouble the Petrellis are in. |
May 1, 2008 |
| 3 |
What the Butlers Saw We take a look at the Bennet family and how they are adjusting to their new life underground. As well as look into Claire's regenerative powers some more. |
May 8, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opening Pandora's Box | October 1, 2008 |
| 2 |
New Heroes on the Block With this season of Heroes adding new villains to the show, this episode goes into the creation and design of the Level 5 containment facility that has been built to house them as they are captured. Writers and producers are also interviewed about how they manage to come up with a shocking cliffhanger at the end of each episode. Included is backstage footage of Jack Coleman (HRG), Kristen Bell(Elle), and Santiago Cabrera (Isaac Mendez). |
October 8, 2008 |
| 3 |
On a Heroic Scale This episode explores how the technical crew is pushing the limits of current technology to pack effects worthy of a feature film into a weekly TV show. In particular, it goes behind the scenes of how the bank raid scene was filmed. |
October 15, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 25, 2007 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2008 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:45:00 |