Heroes

Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet) and Danielle Savre (Jackie Wilcox) previously appeared together as cheerleaders in 'Bring it on: All or nothing'.

Emma Stone auditioned for the role of Claire Bennet.

The rotating earth featured in the series logo shows a bright spot just off the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. That is the site of an asteroid impact widely believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, which opened the way for the rise of mammals, thus the spot could be a subtle reference to the show's theme of a new evolutionary leap.