Hayden Panettiere is totally having fun on the set of her ensemble show “Heroes”. In what looks like behind-the-scene photos, co-star Adrian Pasdar gave Hayden a necklace, picked her up and then carried her. Hayden was all-smiles!

Heroes is currently filming its fourth volume (Fugitives) where Hayden Panettiere plays Claire Bennet, a feisty teenager with self-healing abilities.

Now we have more photos of Hayden Panettiere and Adrian Pasdar on the “Heroes” set. This time, Hayden jumped on Adrian’s back and rode piggy-back.

Hayden Panettiere and Adrian Pasdar on the set of “Heroes”. Image: splashnewsonline.com

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Heroes returns on Monday February 2 with a new volume called Fugitives, where the storyline revolves around the government plotting to bag-and-tag people with abilities.

Hayden Panettiere plays Claire Bennet, a teenager with the ability to heal from any injury. This makes her one very strong person to contend with, and Claire takes on a group of villains without fear.

In these sneak peeks for the first episode “Clear and Present Danger”, Claire calls her uncle Peter Petrelli (played by real life boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia) and warns him of a plot against them. Then she goes to one of their friends Matt Parkman and tells him about the threat.

Hayden Panettiere said in an interview that Claire will be appearing in scenes with cast members she hasn’t appeared with previously. I am hoping she gets more air time with Milo!

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A hot-looking Hayden Panettiere graced the covers of TV Guide last December. The photoshoot previewed an interview with “Heroes” creator Tim Kring where he talked about the next volume of the series.

In the interview, Tim Kring said one of Claire Bennet’s parents will die. Claire’s adoptive dad Noah had died in the previous season, so is he going to die again? Claire Bennet’s biological father Nathan Petrelli is alive and kicking badass as volume 4 begins. Which one of them will die? Who knows.

In the show, Hayden plays the cheerleader Claire Bennet who has the abilities to regenerate herself, which means she can’t die.

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One of the “Heroes” cast apparently want to leave the series before the third season reaches its conclusion. According to E! Online (h/t SYFY portal), the actor was upset about not having enough screen time this year. The season 1 veteran actor is supposedly popular and “has more name recognition than others in the cast”, hence NBC is not ready to let this actor go. A death scene has supposedly already been written for this actor’s character, BUT there is a way to bring that character back from the “planned death”!

Names that come up include Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka, and Ali Larter.

Hayden Panettiere (as Claire Bennet) and Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli) in a scene from Heroes 3.2 “The Butterfly Effect“. Image credit: NBC / Chris Haston

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The NBC series “Heroes” returns on February 2 with its fourth volume, titled “Fugitives”, and Hayden Panettiere’s character, Claire Bennet, will be on the run.

Everyone with special abilities will be hunted down by no less than Claire Bennet’s father, Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar). They will be shackled to a cargo plane and transported to a facility. Well, not if the indestructible Claire can help it! In this sneak peek, Claire warns Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) about the danger ahead. In another scene, Claire and Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) will attempt to rescue some of their comrades. Hayden talks about how the cast will be working with each other more, even those she hasn’t been in scenes previously.

I wonder if Hayden gets to work with Milo more… those would be the special scenes for us.

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Hayden Panettiere’s ensemble TV series "Heroes" airs again tonight, with its season 3 ninth episode "It’s Coming". Hayden plays Claire Bennet on the show, and this season the teenage hero is getting tougher and more mature. She wants to fight back and get revenge for what Sylar did to her.

In this behind the scenes, Hayden gets to do her own stunts so watch her perfect roll so she doesn’t get hurt. Awesome!

“Heroes” airs tonight November 17 on NBC at 9:00pm ET/PT. To follow Claire Bennet’s storyline and catch all the scoop for season 8, check out the “Heroes” episode guide.

  Hayden Panettiere films a scene for "Heroes" in downtown Los Angeles, November 9, 2008 

Hayden Panettiere filmed a scene for her TV series "Heroes" in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend. The scene involved her character Claire Bennet talking on the phone, with an angry or irritated expression, while crossing some streets. After the scene, Hayden stopped to stroke a dog on the way back to her trailer. The dog’s owner was obviously surprised and pleased. Bet you he wished he brought a camera along!

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This would now be called a rare classic, in the lives of "Heroes" couple Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia. It’s an interview both appeared in for "Heroes" season one, back in 2006!

Most likely when the couple were still just friends, Hayden and Milo were completely at ease with each other and the interviewer, and had none of the awkwardness that they now feel when the other person’s name is mentioned.

At the time of this interview, "Heroes" was only in the first season. Hayden Panettiere’s character, Claire Bennet, has learned she can heal instantly, and Milo Ventimiglia’s Peter Petrelli realized he can fly.

"Heroes" is now in its third season run, and the characters of Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia have almost totally changed since the show’s pilot episode. Claire Bennet can still heal, but her emotional quotient has almost gone down the drain. We find out that Peter Petrelli’s ability is to mimic other people’s abilities, and since then he has acquired almost every ability he comes across with. As of latest episode, though, Peter lost all of his powers and Claire Bennet is in danger of losing hers.

It’s totally rare to see Hayden Panettiere just being relaxed, having fun, and being a teenager with nary a care in this world. Well, this is one of them.

In these pictures at the "Heroes" set, Hayden is running and skipping and laughing! Either the acting calls for some flying, or Hayden is just pretending and having fun, but she’s flapping her arms like she’s on wings.

She’s playing with a dog, which I’m not sure is hers, but look at her smile.

I hope we see more of her like that. It’s refreshing to see her let down her guard and have fun. She deserves it.

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Hayden Panettiere may not need protecting, but she gets plenty of it from her TV dad, Jack Coleman.

Coleman plays "Noah Bennet", the menacing agent of the Company Man, whose real and personal mission is to protect the life of his superpowered daughter Claire (Hayden Panettiere).

Jack Coleman admits he can be as over-protective as his character on "Heroes" is. "I would be decking people left and right, if they talk to me like they talk to her."

Jack also blasts the press for being "predatory" with young women and girls like Hayden. "The idea is to destroy them. Set them up but you have to destroy them." Much like the TV dad HRG, Jack adds he can react in a very bad way if he has to put up with what Hayden has to deal with everyday.

How does Hayden react to all the publicity and paparazzi obsession?

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