The two-hour "Heroes Reborn" episode 1 premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last Tuesday.
According to The New York Times, the highly-anticipated mini-series sequel to 2006's "Heroes" was not able to give the same elements that made the NBC show a big hit. Although "Heroes Reborn" episode 1 had its share of show-stopping moments, the scenes landed awkwardly and without much force.
The story for "Heroes Reborn" episode 1 picked up where the "Heroes" finale left off. Regular humans were now aware of Evos, or evolved humans, and their supernatural powers. Both sides were trying to live peacefully with each other.
However, things take a turn for the worse when Evos were blamed for a terrorist attack. Now it's back to the usual cycle of paranoia, hiding and escaping, conspiracies and death.
They then become preys hunted by several people including Zachary Levi and Judi Shekoni's characters, Luke and Joanne Collins, respectively. Apparently, the Collins' child was killed during the attack and they want to avenge their kid's death.
Zachary Levi admitted that his character is a wild card in the mini-series. He even hinted on the future changes for his character's allegiance.
"It's a journey and I think all the characters in this show, they all start in one spot and they all end in another," the actor said.
"That definitely happens to my character as well. I'm a big fan of surprising people... He's complicated. But I think the complication is what makes it really intriguing. It was the most intriguing thing to me about the character."
New "Heroes Reborn" cast are Robbie Kay, who plays an Illinois teenager with the power to make things and people disappear through touch and Kiki Sukezane, who portrays a Japanese woman who can enter the video game world. Another character was shown with flying abilities like Nathan Petrelli's role from the original series.
Aside from keeping themselves alive, the Evos also need to save the world from a black hole over the Arctic.
"Heroes Reborn" episode 1 and 2 will be on Sep. 24, from 8 to 10 p.m.
