Hero Corp is a French comedic science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 TV show that has aired 15 episodes beginning in October 2008 on the cable channel Comédie!

Comédie!

Comédie+ is a French cable network showing humorous programs since 1996. It bears some resemblance to Comedy Central; even the comédie word in the name is used in the very broad American meaning. It is directed by Dominique Farrugia, a former member of the Les Nuls comedy team...

. In July 2009 it began broadcasting on France 4

France 4

France 4 is a french public channel owned by France Télévisions, dedicated to the entertainment. At first named Festival, the channel took its current name in 2005, to mark better its membership to the group France Télévisions...

. The show was created by and stars Simon Astier, previously seen in the Kaamelott

Kaamelott

Kaamelott is a French television series running originally 2005–2009. It combines medieval fantasy and comedy to present a new "realistic epic" version of the Arthurian legend....

TV show.

Storyline

Following a war which took place in the 1980s, it was decided to create an organization to include all the superheroes to maintain world peace: the Hero Corp agency. The agency has several secret sites all over the planet. In the department of Lozère

Lozère

Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

, the retired, the fired, those resigning and the unmasked. Cut off from the rest of the world they have a quiet and peaceful life. But twenty years later this peaceful existence is destroyed when the supervillian 'The Lord' reappears!

According to a vision by 'The Voice', the character John is the only solution to this catastrophe, but the corporation prefers to keep that under wraps. John travels to a small village in southern France for his aunt's funeral, someone he hasn't seen for over 10 years. Over the next fews days in the village John gets the feeling that people are keeping secrets from him. Strange things constantly happen and eventually he discovers that the village is populated by retired superheroes.Plus, living secretly among them is a supervillian who everyone believes is long dead.

Main characters

• Simon Astier : John « Bouclier Man »
• Alban Lenoir : Klaus « Force Mustang »
• Gérard Darier : Steve « Brasier »
• Agnès Boury : Mary « Renaissance »
• François Podetti : Burt « Acid Man », « Captain Shampoo » or « Tornado »
• Philippe Noël : Cécil, the Mayor « Captain Transformation »
• Arnaud Joyet : Stan « Mental »
• Étienne Fague : Mique, the Mayor's son
• Sébastien Lalanne : Doug « Sérum »
• Maurice Lamy : Allen « Captain Cold » (Season 1)
• Christian Bujeau : Ethan « The Lord »
• Aurore Pourteyron : Jennifer
• Josée Drevon : Mégane, Jennifer's mom

Guest Stars

• Lionnel Astier : Neil Mac Kormack, boss of Hero Corp organisation.
• Didier Bénureau : Laurence Awkins « Super Invisible », a scientist who became invisible.
• Jean-Luc Couchard : Dan, a mutant half-man, half-duck.
• François Frapier : Kyle, has visions during his sleep.
• Disiz la Peste
  Disiz la Peste
  Sérigne M'Baye Gueye, , better known by his stage name Disiz, , is a French rapper and actor. Born to a Senegalese father and Belgian mother, he grew up listening to rap.He was a great fan of the French rap groups NTM and IAM...
  
   : Paul Mc Cartney or Guy « Captain Trois-Rivières », assistant of Captain Canada.
• Jonathan Lambert : Chauve-Souris Man.
• Arnaud Tsamère : Captain Sports Extrêmes.
• Michel Courtemanche
  Michel Courtemanche
  Michel Courtemanche is a Québécois comedian and actor. He has drawn hundreds of thousands to his one-man shows in Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland....
  
   : Captain Canada.
• Hubert Saint-Macary
  Hubert Saint-Macary
  Hubert Saint-Macary is a French actor, brother of Xavier Saint-Macary.-Selected filmography:* Un étrange voyage * Mr. and Mrs...
  
   : Matthew Hoodwink, Jennifer's father and previous Mayor of Montréal.
• Christophe Arnulf : Ron, possesses a Great Breath and maintains a rivalry with Steve.
• Erik Gerken : Valur, a class 14 super-hero. He is native of Iceland and masters the lightning.
• Alexandre Astier
  Alexandre Astier
  Alexandre Astier is a French writer, director, editor and actor.He is most known as the writer, editor, director and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur....
  
   : Araignée Man, guard of the secret bunker.
• Patrick Vo : Jean Micheng has the power to take aback his enemies by speaking Vietnamese, then to stun them with a ball of handball brought out from nowhere.
• Pierre Palmade
  Pierre Palmade
  Pierre Palmade is a French actor and comedian.-Biography:He has done dubbing for the films, Pédale douce and Pédale dure...
  
   : Hoger, strange philosopher lycanthrope
• Pascal Légitimus : Favreau, Mayor of Montréal.

Episodes

First season (2008)

1. Le village (The village)
2. Le test (The test)
3. Le grand départ (The great departure)
4. Révélations (Revelations)
5. Recherches (Searches)
6. Retour aux sources (Back to basics)
7. À l’intérieur (Inside)
8. Nouvelle donne (New deal)
9. Emplettes (Shopping)
10. L’alerte (Alert)
11. Chez l'habitant (Homestay)
12. Nouvelle peau (New skin)
13. Die hard (Die hard)
14. Duel (Duel)
15. Après le calme (After the calm)

Second season (2010)

1. La tempête (The storm)
2. La leçon (The lesson)
3. Ex-æquo (Equally)
4. La mine (The mine)
5. Au pied des murs (At feet of walls)
6. Nouveau toit (New roof)
7. Intrus (Intruder)
8. Du bon côté (The good side)
9. Servir l’homme (Serve the man)
10. Dix-sept survivants (Seventeen survivors)
11. Retrouvailles (Reunion)
12. Stratèges (Strategists)
13. Instructions (Instructions)
14. Une nouvelle ère 1/2 (A new era - Part 1)
15. Une nouvelle ère 2/2 (A new era - Part 2)

Production

The production company's ultimate owner is the French conglomerate Lagardère Group

Lagardère Group

Lagardère is a French-based multinational conglomerate headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group once covered a broad range of industries but is now largely focused on the media sector, in which it is one of the world’s leading companies...

. The show is mostly shot in the Lozère

Lozère

Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 department, with a ruined castle near Mende

Mende, Lozère

Mende is a commune of France in the Lozère department of which it is the capital.It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende.-Sights:* Mende Cathedral -External links:* * ,...

 providing the lair of "The Lord", the show's supervillian. Some scenes were shot in Montreal, Canada. Music is provided by the French composer Etienne Forget.