Heroes may be a story about powered people and hope for a brighter future, but the series is also packed with emotional deaths. Heroes originally aired from 2006 to 2010, and during its run, the show amassed a dedicated fanbase. The series explored characters with powers in a way that was unique and exciting at the time. While superhero shows experienced a tremendous surge in the following years with the rise of the MCU in 2008, subversive superhero movies like Watchmen in 2009, and grounded superhero TV shows like The Boys in 2019, Heroes was ahead of the pack.