Heroes (television series)
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Heroes is an American science fiction drama television series that follows ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary superhuman abilities and become entangled in a larger, interconnected destiny.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heroes (TV series) | 1 |
| Heroes (television series) canonical | 1 |
| Heroes: Origins (planned, not aired) | 1 |
| television series Heroes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9459498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heroes (television series) Context triple: [Richard Roundtree, notableWork, Heroes (television series)]
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A.
Helden (Heroes) series
The Helden (Heroes) series is a group of expressive, large-scale paintings by German artist Georg Baselitz depicting fractured, often wounded heroic figures that reflect the psychological and political aftermath of postwar Germany.
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B.
“Heroes”
“Heroes” is a critically acclaimed 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, celebrated for its soaring production and enduring status as one of his signature anthems.
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C.
Los Héroes
Los Héroes is a major Santiago Metro station and transfer hub in Chile’s capital city.
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D.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a rock cover of David Bowie's iconic anthem, performed by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.
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E.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, renowned for its soaring, emotive sound and status as one of his most iconic and influential works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heroes (television series) Target entity description: Heroes is an American science fiction drama television series that follows ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary superhuman abilities and become entangled in a larger, interconnected destiny.
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A.
Helden (Heroes) series
The Helden (Heroes) series is a group of expressive, large-scale paintings by German artist Georg Baselitz depicting fractured, often wounded heroic figures that reflect the psychological and political aftermath of postwar Germany.
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B.
“Heroes”
“Heroes” is a critically acclaimed 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, celebrated for its soaring production and enduring status as one of his signature anthems.
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C.
Los Héroes
Los Héroes is a major Santiago Metro station and transfer hub in Chile’s capital city.
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D.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a rock cover of David Bowie's iconic anthem, performed by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.
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E.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, renowned for its soaring, emotive sound and status as one of his most iconic and influential works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| airedOn | NBC in the United States ⓘ |
| audioFormat | Dolby Digital 5.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInPartOn | superhero comic book conventions ⓘ |
| composer |
Lisa Coleman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wendy Melvoin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Tim Kring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Allan Arkush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Beeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeph Loeb NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Kring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| finalAired | 2010-02-08 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2006-09-25 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Claire Bennet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiro Nakamura NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohinder Suresh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork |
Heroes graphic novels
ⓘ
Heroes webisodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Heroes Reborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Save the cheerleader, save the world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Sylar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | ordinary people with superhuman abilities ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 77 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | Heroes theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | HDTV 1080i ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Tailwind Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Media Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| storyStructure |
ensemble cast
ⓘ
serial narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heroes (television series) Description of subject: Heroes is an American science fiction drama television series that follows ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary superhuman abilities and become entangled in a larger, interconnected destiny.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heroes: Origins (planned, not aired)
this entity surface form:
television series Heroes
this entity surface form:
Heroes (TV series)