Regular people from all around the world discover that they have special abilities. Not knowing where their powers came from, each of them deal with life changing events.

Heroes like Peter Petrelli, a male nurse who suspects he might be able to fly, Isaac Mendez, a junkie who has the ability to paint images of the future when he is high, Hiro Nakamura, a 24-year-old Japanese comic-book geek can make time stand still, and Claire Bennet, a 17-year-old cheerleader who defies death. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world!