'Heroes' casts a new villain

NBC's 'Heroes' has cast their new lead villain for the upcoming season.

Robert Knepper, so creepy and memorable as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in 'Prison Break,' has joined the cast as Samuel. Samuel is being described as a Jim Jones type, charismatic but evil, with a twisted sense of humor, who will interact with all of the heroes. The character has been referred to already on the series, being called the "Carnival Barker."

Great casting by NBC here. Nobody on TV plays creepy better than Knepper has over the last 4 years.

'Heroes' is slated to return in the fall for an all new, supposedly uninterrupted, season, like 'Lost' and '24.' The show will end it's season in the spring and fan favorite 'Chuck' will assume it's timeslot.