As we gear up for the September 24 season premiere of Heroes, here are a few more tidbits we've picked up about the future of certain characters:

• Hiro and Ando may be worlds apart, but that doesn't mean this friendship is over. James Kyson Lee told The Associated Press he and the character played by Masi Oka would be still be in touch... despite being hundreds of years apart.

"There is going to be a really interesting channel of communication between us," Lee said. "How that's going to happen, you'll have to find out on the 24th. But it will be a fascinating way of storytelling. And what happens in one timeline will affect the other."

• Noah Gray-Cabey (pictured), who plays the precocious son of good/evil single mom Niki (Ali Larter), hinted at bigger things for his character, as well.

"I'll say that Micah is definitely stepping out of his comfort zone," he said. "And he's going to be meeting some new people, possibly even family."

(Other Heroes spoilers have said this will be Nichelle Nichols, who will play Micah's grandmother.)

• A new character named Maya (Dania Ramirez) struggles with a developing power. Sound familiar?

"I have a brother, Alejandro, and we're coming to the U.S. to try to find out what's going on with me," Ramirez said. "I don't fully understand what's happening to me. However, my ability has me on the run."

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