Heroes will have six new characters next season!
by koolitz on June 20, 2007 in Heroes, TV Series -
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NBC’s sci-fi drama “Heroes” is casting a wide net for next season, tapping Barry Shabaka Henley, Holt McCallany, “Alias” alum David Anders, Japanese pop star and actress Eriko Tamura, Lyndsy Fonseca and Dianna Agron for recurring roles.
Anders will play the most intriguing part, that of the ancient samurai warrior Takezo Kensei, Hiro Nakamura’s (Masi Oka) childhood hero. While never seen during “Heroes’ ” first season, Kensei played a key part in the show’s plot. Hiro spent most of the season trying to get ahold of Kensei’s sword, which he hoped would help him in his quest to save the world.
In another Japanese connection, Tamura will play a Japanese princess.
Henley will play Detective Fuller, a New York police officer. McCallany will play Ricky, the ringleader of a group of Irish thugs.
Fonseca and Agron will play beautiful cheerleaders in Southern California, where Claire (Hayden Panettiere) is expected to move. Fonseca’s character April is sweet, while Agron’s Debbie is a mean girl. Read more about it here
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
So I guess the Hiro-Riyo love affair did not push thru tsk! 
UPDATE: This is not final yet. There will be an NBC Heroes press conference tomorrow and they will introduce the new heroes!
Source: Heroes Revealed
Barry Shabaka Henley
Holt McCallany
David Anders
Eriko Tamura
Lyndsy Fonseca
Dianna Agron
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June 21st, 2007 at 2:16 am
Hmmm interesting. I love this show, can’t wait for season 2 to come out and see what happens next!
June 21st, 2007 at 12:28 pm
@Cynthia – me too! there might be some changes on the characters but i don’t care as long as Hiro, Peter and Claire are still there!