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NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Heroes,&#8221; which returns for season four next year, took advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The three-name casting update for the NBC sci-fi drama includes two roommates for Claire Bennett (Hayden Panettiere) and a brand new villain.<\/p>\n<p>Madeline Zima (&#8220;Californication&#8221;) and Rachel Melvin (&#8220;Days of our Lives&#8221;) have signed on for multiple episode runs as roommates for the character once known as &#8220;the cheerleader.&#8221;  Melvin&#8217;s character might be bumped to recurring once her run concludes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/default.aspx?term=knepper&#038;iid=4746078\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.picapp.com\/ftp\/Images\/b\/e\/5\/6\/16th_Annual_Race_94d9.jpg?adImageId=1458099&#038;imageId=4746078\" width=\"320\" height=\"483\"  border=\"0\" alt=\"16th Annual Race To Erase MS Event - Arrivals\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.pis.picapp.com\/IamProd\/PicAppPIS\/JavaScript\/PisV4.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, &#8220;Prison Break&#8221; star Robert Knepper will appear in at least six episodes as a villain with a twisted sense of humor.  Casting calls for the Knepper role had identified the character as &#8220;Carnival Barker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;40s-60s, male. 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