Heroes creator Tim Kring has opened up about the forthcoming series Heroes: Origins, writing about the spin-off in a blog after the first season finale aired in the US.

"The idea [of Heroes: Origins] was to try to do about half a dozen episodes that are stand-alone episodes, dealing with the origin stories of characters all around the world who are waking up with the discovery of these unique abilities," Kring wrote in the official Heroes blog.

Kring revealed the stories told in Origins will not be related directly to the characters in Heroes, but that sharp-eyed fans will be able to spot connections that link the two series together.

Kring also warned fans not to expect Origins to follow the formula set by Heroes, explaining that the spin-off will have a style similar to The Twilight Zone, telling "cautionary tales and morality tales".