▁television ▁show ▁based ▁on ▁Hero ▁for ▁the ▁cable ▁network ▁Show time . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁executive ▁produced ▁by ▁Lee ▁and ▁Gil ▁Champion ▁( the ▁president ▁of ▁P OW ▁Entertainment , ▁a ▁company ▁co - f ounded ▁and ▁co - owned ▁by ▁Lee ), ▁while ▁Moore ▁would ▁co - produ ce ▁and ▁serve ▁as ▁screen writer . ▁ ▁Lee ▁revealed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁however , ▁that ▁Show time ▁had ▁decided ▁against ▁producing ▁the ▁series . ▁" Show time ▁finally ▁didn ' t ▁commit ▁and ▁we ' re ▁now ▁expl oring ▁our ▁options ," ▁Lee ▁said . ▁Moore ▁expressed ▁his ▁intent ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁novel ▁to ▁television . ▁"' H ero ' ▁will ▁see ▁its ▁day ▁on screen . ▁I ' m ▁not ▁sure ▁how ▁or ▁where ▁or ▁who ▁will ▁make ▁it ▁possible , ▁but ▁like ▁all ▁the ▁best ▁hero es , ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁have ▁faith . ▁And ▁when ▁it ▁does , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁another ▁step ▁forward . ▁And ▁some ▁fol ks ▁will ▁think , ▁' D am n , ▁it ' s ▁about ▁time ▁someone ▁thought ▁of ▁doing ▁that .' " ▁ ▁Moore ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁Moore ' s ▁father ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁his ▁son ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁turning ▁Hero '' ▁into ▁a ▁television ▁series ▁on ▁the ▁Star z ▁cable ▁television ▁channel . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category :