Heroes Taps Office, Alias for Reinforcements

by Natalie Finn

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:08:29 PM PDT

……. There’s no word yet on whether these newbies will show up first in Heroes: Origins, the six-episode companion series NBC has on tap for fall to bolster interest in the overall Heroes oeuvre, or whether they’ll head right for the main event.

Ramirez’s page on IMDb, however, already lists her as having appeared in the first episode of Heroes’ second season, entitled “Generations.”

Also rumored to be in line for a Heroic romance is Miss Universe Riyo Mori, who could end up getting close to Masi Oka’s samurai sword-wielding time traveler Hiro Nakamura, per buddytv.com.

All of which NBC is hoping will sustain interest for what turned out to be its most-watched scripted show of the 2006-07 season. Heroes averaged 14.5 million viewers, second on the Peacock Network only to Deal or No Deal.

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