Heroes Spin-off Talk: Origins Begins When Original Ends

Shedding new light on the game plan for Heroes: Origins, series creator Tim Kring told reporters on Thursday that the companion piece to NBC's freshman hit — which will introduce several "specially enabled" newcomers — will surface once Heroes' sophomore run winds down. "Right now, the idea [is] that Heroes will run as continuously as we can throughout the season; obviously, there are a couple of breaks along the way," Kring said. "Then, when Heroes ends at the end of April, Origins will begin and run through May sweeps." — Additional reporting by Dana Meltzer ZepedaFor more on Heroes' second season and the show's "global" plan to drum up interest in it this summer, see the TV Guide News Report.