Variety reports that NBC is putting the kibosh on “Heroes: Origins” — and the possibility of a strike contributed to the decision.
The network has indefinitely shelved production on the planned six-episode spin-off of its Monday hit. The series — which had attracted heavy hitters such as Eli Roth, Kevin Smith and Michael Dougherty (Superman Returns) — was set to premiere later this season while “Heroes” was on hiatus.
Now NBC has decided to not move forward with the production, at least for now.
The trade says that NBC Universal entertainment co-chairs Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff didn’t want to move forward with the project given the financial uncertainties of a possible WGA work stoppage.
Insiders cautioned that “Heroes: Origins” isn’t completely dead and could very well be revived at a later date, perhaps as soon as next season.
