NBC is ordering additional episodes for season one

NBC has ordered more episodes of its new series Quantum leap. according to LimitThe network requested six additional episodes, bringing the number of episodes of the new series to 18. The series, which debuted on September 19, was a huge hit on NBC with an average of nearly 3 million viewers on the same day, and currently sits as the best new series of the television season in the 18-49 age group. The series is also one of the best on Peacock too.

Quantum leap It is a follow-up to the NBC series of the same name that aired between 1989 and 1993. The new Quantum leap The movie is set 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett entered the Quantum Leap accelerator and disappeared. Now, a new team led by physicist Ben Song (Raymond Lee) has been assembled to restart the project in hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized jump in the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. The series stars Lee, Ernie Hudson, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, and Nanressa Lee.

Did Sam Beckett jump home?

Originally Quantum leapDr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) initially tested Project Accelerator when the government threatened to shut down his project, thus leaping back into the lives of others. While his friend Al (Dean Stockwell) said that once Beckett corrected mistakes or presented horrific events in the lives of the people he “jumped” to, he should be able to jump home. Unfortunately, Beckett kept jumping. A recent comment from the original series informed the audience that Dr. Sam Beckett never came home.”

Will Scott Bakula appear in the new Quantum Leap?

while the new Quantum leap A follow up to the original series, Bakula did not appear in the new series and recently clarified that he had nothing to do with the new show – but wished them “good luck and good jump!”

“I have no connection with the new show, either in front of or behind the camera,” Bakula wrote in a Twitter thread. “In January, the pilot was sold and I was sent a text because the character Sam Beckett was in it, which makes sense, doesn’t it? Many of you have also asked me in the past several months, ‘How do you do QL without Sam?'” “(Or Al, for that matter) Well, I think we’re about to find out. That’s the story. With the show always near and dear to my heart, it was a very difficult decision to pass on the project, and one that upset and confused many fans of the original series.” However, the idea of ​​anyone “jumping” in time and walking a mile in someone else’s shoes remains a very attractive concept and well worth exploring, especially given the current state of humanity. To take advantage of the magic that prompted the original game Quantum leap In the hearts and minds of generations past and present. I wish them good luck and happy jumping! ”

Quantum leap It airs Mondays at 10/9c on NBC.

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