‘Quantum Leap’ Sequel Ordered to Series at NBC
variety.comSelome Hailu NBC’s “Quantum Leap” pilot has been ordered to series, Variety has learned.A sequel to the NBC series of the same name that ran from 1989 to 1993, “Quantum Leap” will center Dr.
Ben Seong, a new character played by Raymond Lee who is described as a world-renowned physicist and a man of faith. 30 years after Dr.
Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula in the original series) stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished, a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.NBC announced a pilot order for “Quantum Leap” in January.
Along with Lee, the cast includes Ernie Hudson, Caitlin Bassett, Nanrisa Lee and Mason Alexander Park. Hudson plays Herbert “Magic” Williams, a character played by Christopher Kirby in the Season 3 episode of the original series titled “The Leap Home Part 2.” Magic is a Vietnam veteran and the head of the Quantum Leap project.
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