Oka returns as Hiro in NBC's 'Heroes Reborn'

Here's some super-Hiro news for Heroes fans.

Masi Oka will reprise his Heroes character, Hiro Nakamura, in NBC's Heroes Reborn, a 13-episode event series that will premiere in the fall. Oka will appear as a guest star in an "arc of episodes," according to an NBC announcement.

Oka will join Jack Coleman, another actor from the original NBC series, in Reborn.

"I'm excited to return to my Heroes roots," Oka said in a statement accompanying the announcement. "Hiro Nakamura was such an inspirational role to play, and I'm hoping the fans will enjoy seeing him back on TV."

"We are thrilled to have Masi back in the Heroes family," creator and executive producer Tim Kring said. "The character of Hiro Nakamura was such a huge part of the first series' success and a gigantic fan favorite. We felt the fans would really love seeing him back in action again."

Heroes Reborn picks up the original show's concept, chronicling "the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities." Other cast members include Zachary Levi (Chuck), Ryan Guzman (The Boy Next Door), Robbie Kay (Once Upon a Time), Danika Yarosh (Shameless), Judith Shekoni (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2), Kiki Sukezane (Death Yankee 3), Henry Zebrowski (A to Z) and Gatlin Green (Criminal Minds).

Oka is a regular on CBS' Hawaii Five-0, playing coroner Max Bergman.