“It’s very a lot a sequel, not a reboot,” says Caitlin Bassett, who is likely one of the stars of NBC‘s Quantum Leap sequel to the beloved collection that ran on the community from 1989 to 1993 and starred Scott Bakula.
The actress, who performs Addison Augustine, one of many members of the modern Quantum Leap staff, provides whereas this can be a new take, “there’s positively going to be plenty of Easter eggs and a few character tie-ins from the unique, which may be very thrilling.” Bassett and her co-stars Raymond Lee and Ernie Hudson sat down with TV Information Journal‘s Jim Halterman for the Returning Favorites cowl story, which is in shops now.
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Within the collection, it’s quantum physicist Ben Track (Lee) who finds himself leaping into strangers’ our bodies in varied timelines in his lifetime. However, simply as he’s celebrating his engagement to Addison, he quietly leaves with out telling anybody. “[Ben] took a leap within the quantum accelerator that was unsanctioned, and I feel we’re making an attempt to determine why,” Lee says. Addison takes on the position of serving to Ben in his leaping and never solely will get info through returning pc Ziggy, she’ll additionally seem to him as a hologram in his leaps simply as Dean Stockwell did as Al within the authentic collection for Bakula’s Sam Beckett.
One of many aforementioned Easter eggs comes within the type of Herbert “Magic” Williams (Hudson), who’s the Quantum Leap Crew’s boss however he’s additionally a personality that Beckett leaped into in an episode of the unique collection. Whether or not that connection is explored deeper within the collection stays to be seen however Hudson stresses this Quantum Leap is for everybody. “I feel it’s very acquainted,” he says. “Clearly there’s a contemporary twist on it, however it positively follows in the identical spirit. For these followers who watched the unique present, they are going to positively take pleasure in it, and I feel there’s rather a lot there for anyone simply coming in for the primary time to actually get enthusiastic about as nicely.”
Watch the interview with Lee, Bassett, and Hudson above.
Quantum Leap, Season Premiere, Monday, September 19, 10/9c, NBC
