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Will Quantum Leap's archetypal prima look connected the caller revival? Hear the formed of the NBC bid hint astatine the anticipation of Scott Bakula reprising his relation arsenic Dr. Sam Beckett.
Quantum Leap Cast Says Expect the Unexpected With Sequel
Could Scott Bakula leap his mode onto NBC's Quantum Leap revival?
"Who knows?" prima Raymond Lee teased during an exclusive interrogation with E! News. The caller series—which premieres Sept. 19—is based connected the original '80s show of the aforesaid name, which starred Bakula arsenic clip traveler (a.k.a. leaper) Dr. Sam Beckett passim its five-season run.
And overmuch similar Bakula's character, the upcoming revival follows Lee's Dr. Ben Song arsenic helium "leaps" into different people's bodies crossed past to forestall and guarantee definite events spell down to support the universe's timeline intact.
When it comes to seeing the 2 time-traveling men squad up onscreen, co-star Ernie Hudson told E! News, "I would emotion to spot that happen. I deliberation we each would."
As breathtaking arsenic the imaginable sounds, thing is successful the works conscionable yet. But fans of the archetypal request not worry, arsenic Hudson—who plays the person of the Quantum Leap project, Herbert "Magic" Williams—teased that viewers volition beryllium "pleasantly surprised" with the caller iteration.
"In the original, we had the 2 guys fundamentally who were leaping from amusement to show. We inactive person that successful this one, but now, we spot each that goes into making that possible," said the Ghostbusters star. "There are a batch of different parts that are happening that weren't rather arsenic evident successful the archetypal series, but we get to conscionable those radical arsenic well."
Despite immoderate modern, technological upgrades—both connected and disconnected screen—co-star Caitlin Bassett stated that the show's main premise remains the same. "It's the narration betwixt the leaper and the hologram," she said, "and what the leaper's determination to bash and however they navigate done the leap."
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The actress—who plays Ben's hologram helper Addison Augustine—continued, "But then, excitedly, connected this one, we person HQ, and we person everything that's going connected successful the inheritance that they weren't capable to truly bash connected the archetypal one, which I deliberation is gonna marque it a batch much affluent and a batch much exciting."
Perhaps Lee sums up what fans should look guardant to best. "You tin expect a amusive thrust wherever nary 2 episodes are ever gonna beryllium the aforesaid due to the fact that nary leap is ever gonna beryllium the same," helium shared. "So, you tin expect a batch of amusive adventures with a batch of amusive costumes and a batch of amusive clip periods."
Hear much from the formed successful the afloat interrogation above.
Quantum Leap premieres Monday, Sept. 19, astatine 10 p.m. connected NBC.
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