The first casualties from the WGA strike may have been the planned spinoff of NBCs Heroes, Origins is officially on hold.

{sidebar id=1}NBC is putting the kibosh on "Heroes: Origins" -- and the possibility of a strike may have contributed to the decision, reports Variety.

Now NBC has decided to not move forward with the production, at least for now.

Peacock wasn't talking Wednesday, but people familiar with the situation said NBC U entertainment co-chairs Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff didn't want to move forward with the project given the financial uncertainties of a possible WGA work stoppage. Indeed, it's believed that all unproduced NBC production commitments are being re-evaluated in light of a likely strike.

Insiders cautioned that "Heroes: Origins" isn't completely dead and could yet be revived at a later date.

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