Julien's Auctions, the world's premier celebrity estate and entertainment memorabilia auction house announced today a partnership with NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group, managers of all global ancillary television business endeavours for the NBCUniversal Television Group. Julien’s Auctions will serve as NBCUniversal’s premiere live auction partner. NBCUniversal will provide entertainment memorabilia from popular series spanning its cable and broadcast networks, to be offered at future live auctions on a continuous basis. The first such auction will take place Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8th in Beverly Hills, California.

 “We are incredibly excited to partner with Julien's Auctions, a recognized leader in high profile celebrity estate and entertainmentauctions,” said Christopher Lucero, Director of Global Licensing, NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group.  "These events are a great way to give back to our fans, by providing the opportunity to own a piece their favorite series.  With this initial offering of items from Heroes and The Cape, everyone has the chance to be a superhero!"

 “Our partnership with NBCUniversal is a milestone for Julien’s Auctions as we have had a long term working relationship with the studio.  Our goal is to continue to elevate the awareness of the already popular NBC shows while creating an opportunity for fans and collectors to obtain a piece of their favorite program. We look to create fan based experiences through our exhibitions at our Beverly Hills Gallery. This allows fans from around the world the opportunity to view the items in person prior to bidding,”  said Darren Julien, President/CEO, Julien’s Auctions 

 The partnership begins with a live auction event at Julien's Auctionsin Beverly Hills Saturday,  May 7th and Sunday, May 8th, 2011 with various pieces of key memorabilia from NBC series Heroes and The Cape.  Amongst the highlights are several key items from Heroes, including Takezo Kensei’s sword (estimated value  $1,200-$1,500), various paintings (estimates range from $500 - $2,000) and Noah Bennet props (estimate $700-$1,000). From The Cape, there are also several pieces including an actual Cape costume (estimate $2,000-$3,000), The Cape’s Chess costume and chessboard (estimate $1,000 - $1,500), The Cape comic books (estimate $200 -$300) and much more.  

From Creator/Executive Producer Tim Kring and Universal Media Studios, Heroes (2006-2010) is the award-winning epic NBC drama that chronicled the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. Alan Arkush served as Executive Producer/Director, joined by Director David Semel and Executive Producer Dennis Hammer.

The Cape is a one-hour drama series starring David Lyons (ER) as Vince Faraday, an honest cop framed for murder who masquerades as a comic book superhero in order to clear his name. The series premiered on NBC in January and is a Universal Media Studios and BermanBraun production from Executive Producer/Creator Tom Wheeler (Empire), along with Executive Producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun (NBC'sMercy), John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), and Gene Stein (Accidentally on Purpose).

NBCUniversal will provide props, costumes, collectibles and other entertainment memorabilia to be included in several of the upcoming live auctions to be held at Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills, 9665 Wilshire Blvd. For a complete schedule of auctions go to www.juliensauctions.ccom