Scott Bakula starred in all five seasons of the original Quantum Leap series, but he has “no involvement” in the upcoming reboot that premieres on NBC next week.
The 67-year-old actor is now explaining why he’s not going to appear in the new series, which debuts on September 19. Raymond Lee is leading the cast of the reboot as physicist Ben Song. “To Quantum Leap fans around the world, in an effort to quiet the rumors and move on… First of all, thanks for hanging around through the decades!
Here’s the simple version of what’s going on with the Quantum Leap reboot and me,” Scott began in a post on Instagram. Click inside to read the rest of his open letter… “I have no connection with the new show, either in front of the camera or behind it,” Scott said. “In January, the pilot was sold and a script was sent to me because the character of Sam Beckett was in it, which makes sense, right?
As so many of you have been asking me the last several months, ‘How could you do QL without Sam?’ (or Al, for that matter) Well, I guess we’re about to find out.” Scott concluded, “That’s the story.
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