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