NBC Orders Pilot of , 'Quantum Leap' Reboot.
Deadline reports that NBC has ordered a pilot for a reboot of the much-loved 90s sci-fi series, 'Quantum Leap.'
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Deadline reports that NBC has ordered a pilot for a reboot of the much-loved 90s sci-fi series, 'Quantum Leap.'
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The original series starred Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
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The reboot will be written and executive produced by 'La Brea' co-showrunners Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt.
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The reboot will be written and executive produced by 'La Brea' co-showrunners Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt.
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'Blindspot' creator Martin Gero will also executive produce along with two returning EPs from the original series.
EP and series creator Don Bellisario, as well as EP and co-narrator Deborah Pratt, will return to serve as EPs for the reboot.
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EP and series creator Don Bellisario, as well as EP and co-narrator Deborah Pratt, will return to serve as EPs for the reboot.
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Deadline reports that the series' return will take place in the present time, 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett (Bakula) first stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator.
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Deadline reports that the series' return will take place in the present time, 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett (Bakula) first stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator.
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The reboot centers around a team assembled to restart the project and unravel the mystery of the machine and its inventor.
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The reboot centers around a team assembled to restart the project and unravel the mystery of the machine and its inventor.
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The original series aired 97 episodes from 1989 to 1993.
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The show centered around Bakula as Sam Beckett while he time traveled through different eras by "leaping" into other people's bodies.
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The show centered around Bakula as Sam Beckett while he time traveled through different eras by "leaping" into other people's bodies.
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Becket's partner, Admiral Al Calavicci, played by Stockwell, appeared as a hologram to guide Becket through time.
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Becket's partner, Admiral Al Calavicci, played by Stockwell, appeared as a hologram to guide Becket through time.
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In November, co-lead of the original series, Dean Stockwell, died at the age of 85.
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In November, co-lead of the original series, Dean Stockwell, died at the age of 85.