Jun 21, 2007 02:06 PM EST

New Heroes Announced For Next Season

Heroes, the NBC hit series, has announced that they have added six more characters to the show. Joining the cast will be David Anders, Barry Shabaka Henley, Holt McCallany, Eriko Tamura, Lyndsy Fonseca and Dianna Agron.

With these new characters come some interesting plot lines. David Anders will be playing Takezo Kensei, the ancient samurai warrior who is Hiro Nakamura's childhood hero. Takezo Kensei has been a big part of the story already. Japanese pop star and actress Eriko Tamura will be playing a Japanese princess. The other characters will include Detective Fuller (who is a New York City police officer), played by Shabaka Henley. Ricky, who is a leader of a group of Irish thugs, is played by Holt McCallany. Lyndsy Fonseca and Dianna Agron will be playing nice and naughty cheerleaders, respectively, who live in the Southern California town where Hayden Panetierre's character, Claire, will be moving.

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