Emmy Award winning actor Zeljko Ivanek will be joining the cast of Heroes this season for a ten-episode story arc. He will be playing a character named The Hunter and will make his first appearance in Episode 14, which is the first episode of Volume 4: Fugitives.
Last month Ivanek won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Damages. He had previously appeared on shows like 24 and Homicide: Life on the Street.
NBC has released a trailer for its Heroes webisode series: Going Postal. The series will launch online with an episode on July 14 and new episodes will be released on subsequent Mondays. Going Postal is a three part series that follows a mailman named Echo De Mille who has an extraordinary ability. You can view the trailer at this link or by using the embedded player below.
A former guest star will be returning to Heroes this season!
According to Michael Ausiello at TVGuide, Jessalyn Gilsig will be reprising her role on Heroes for five episodes this season. Gilsig portrayed Claire’s biological mother briefly in three episodes during Season One.
NBC recently announced the official premiere dates of its fall shows. Heroes will be returning with a 3-hour premiere on Monday, September 22 at 8PM EST, which is one week later than the previously announced date. The Heroes launch will still consist of a a 1-hour clip show and a 2-hour premiere.
NBC has announced a series of Heroes webisodes that will debut on NBC.com in mid-July. The premiere episode is titled “Manhunt.” Not much is known about the web series except that it will introduce a new villain and it will lead up to the third season premiere.