A reboot of the classic '90s science fiction series is in production and has even cast its two lead actors—including a true legend of nerd culture.
, which aired from 1989-1993. The great news is that the show is coming back in a reboot/sequel series—and while the producers are keeping information close to the vest, here's everything we know about the new reboot.The original series starred Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell as Dr. Samuel Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci respectively.
Working together, Beckett and Calavicci must figure out how to help the person Beckett"leaped" into, and, as the opening sequence would put it every week,"put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home."The show was well-received critically, and won a number of awards, including Emmys for the crew, Golden Globes for the actors and a number of industry awards.
In addition, in the finale, it's said that Beckett never found his way home, spending the rest of his life bouncing through time, helping people along the way. "Quantum Leap", which originally starred Dean Stockwell and Scott Bakula , seen here in character in a 1989 photoshoot, could return this year to NBC.Aside from the aforementioned comics and novels, returningto the screen has been in the works in various forms for nearly 20 years. In 2002, the Sci-Fi Channel announced it was developing a two-hour TV movie based onthat would also act as a pilot for a new series. Unfortunately, that film never got made.
In 2010, Bakula announced at San Diego Comic-Con that series creator Donald P. Bellisario was working on a script for a feature film. Bellisario confirmed that the script was finished in 2017 at the Los Angeles Comic-Con—though it is unknown whether or not any of this script will be used for the new project.