Heroes Unmasked

15min

Documentary

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.

Episodes

Cast

A New Dawn

1. A New Dawn

25th Jul 2007

Episode one introduces us to the characters and creators who are going to take us on a ride throughout the summer of 2007...

Growing Pains

2. Growing Pains

1st Aug 2007

“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.

The Dreamer

3. The Dreamer

8th Aug 2007

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.

Hiro Worship

4. Hiro Worship

15th Aug 2007

As ‘Heroes Unmasked’ joins Heroes on set on the streets of ‘Tokyo’, “Hiro worship” relives the highs and lows of Hiro and his sidekick Ando as they embark on this journey of a lifetime.

Painting the Future

5. Painting the Future

22nd Aug 2007

Painted on screen by the hands of drug addled artist Isaac Mendez, off camera, there is a team of artists, designers and prop hands to bring these works of art to life.

Double Trouble

6. Double Trouble

29th Aug 2007

Unmasked takes a look at the two sides of one Niki Sanders, and catches up with the prosthetics team behind the scenes, who create the gruesome corpses that Jessica leaves in her trail.

Voices

7. Voices

5th Sep 2007

Voices gives a chance for actor Greg Grunberg, who plays Matt Parkman, and Heroes creator Tim Kring to reveal more about the man behind the mind reading.

The HRG File

8. The HRG File

12th Sep 2007

Heroes Unmasked takes a look at the man behind the glasses - Mr Bennet. Who's side is he really on?

Dark Angel Gabriel

9. Dark Angel Gabriel

19th Sep 2007

Heroes Unmasked goes behind the scenes to gain a fantastic insight into Sylar and what makes this watchmaker tick. THIS CLIP WILL CONTAIN GORY SCENES.

Mohinder's Journey

10. Mohinder's Journey

26th Sep 2007

This episode focuses on Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder).

The Invisible Touch

11. The Invisible Touch

3rd Oct 2007

This episode talks with the directors and what they went through to find the actors for the show.

Telling Tales

12. Telling Tales

10th Oct 2007

In this episode Tim Kring talks about the process the writing team uses to create the scripts.

Head to Head

13. Head to Head

17th Oct 2007

This episode is all about the stunt team.

Sets and the City

14. Sets and the City

24th Oct 2007

This episode focuses on the set designers and talks about how they've made all the different sets without ever leaving LA.

Turning Tides

15. Turning Tides

31st Oct 2007

This episode focus on the Bennet family and how their lies have effected them

Bad Company

16. Bad Company

7th Nov 2007

This episode looks at the heroes of the show and talks about how the company they keep seems to keep getting them into trouble.

Isaac

17. Isaac

14th Nov 2007

The man with seemingly the darkest destiny of all, is paid tribute.

Tomorrow's World

18. Tomorrow's World

21st Nov 2007

Set five years in the future, this episode hears how the cast and crew created a nightmare vision of a horrifying world.

The Director's Cut

19. The Director's Cut

28th Nov 2007

Heroes Unmasked profiles the life and work of acclaimed director John Badham who gives a candid view of life behind the lens on Heroes.

Finale

20. Finale

5th Dec 2007

Now that we know the fate of our Heroes, this is the chance to look back at the highs and lows of their extraordinary journey.

The Story so far

21. The Story so far

5th Dec 2007

A look back at the first series of Heroes, with exclusive contributions from cast and celebrity fans including Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates, Angela Griffin, Ricky Gervais and Jon Culshaw. Critics and writers Danny Wallace and Andrew Collins look at where Heroes now resides in the sci-fi landscape, and there are snippets from the Heroes world tour, footage from fan conventions and a sneak preview of the second series.

First air date

25th Jul 2007

Last air date

22nd Dec 2008

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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