![]() ![]() The new Al is the extravagantly named Addison Augustine (Caitlin Bassett), who also happens to be Ben’s fiancee. The first episode is dedicated to Dean Stockwell, who played Sam’s hologram pal Al Calavicci in the original and died in 2021, which is a nice touch. ‘Bakula and Stockwell never shared this many smouldering looks’ … co-stars Bassett and Lee. Most of the storylines hinge on someone letting something slip and then regretting it, or some unlikely circumstantial twist, or a sudden recollection that a character can speak Romanian. Characters shout lines like: “The Pentagon is asking questions!” and: “This is bigger than us! Bigger than anything you can imagine!” The government keeps a lot of big secrets from the public, which, depending on your level of conspiratorial thinking, may seem irresponsible in this age of mass misinformation. It’s very silly, but not self-consciously. Clearly, this reboot has bigger ambitions than its parent show: the storylines usually end up in substantial set pieces involving rockets and bombs for a bit of added oomph, there is also an overarching military conspiracy involving national security concerns and a family grudge. It’s like a very budget, very 90s-TV version of Gravity. In the second episode, he leaps into the body of an astronaut and heads to space. It’s like a very budget, very 90s-TV version of Uncut Gems. In the opening episode, he jumps back to the day of Live Aid in 1985, to thwart a huge jewel heist. Our new intrepid physicist-explorer is, apparently, more of a “punching out code in a T-shirt guy” than an action hero, but this Quantum Leap teases the action side out of him from the off. Yet the brilliant Dr Ben Song (Top Gun: Maverick’s Raymond Lee) has been working away in secret to revive it. Now, the original Quantum Leap programme has been abandoned. The original series, which ran from 1989 to 1993, ended with the first leaper, Dr Sam Beckett (played by Scott Bakula to my shame, I have only just realised his name must be a nod to Samuel Beckett) going missing in time and space. But here it is, with a new cast and a new-ish premise, although the concept remains the same: time travel is possible and one man can “leap” into the bodies of other people, tasked with righting a grave wrong before he can jump into the body of someone else. Now that Gladiators and even Byker Grove are coming, the only show from the 90s that had not yet been remade was, seemingly, Quantum Leap. ![]() Premieres for previously announced fall series, such as Night Court, Extended Family, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Law & Order, and Law & Order: SVU, meanwhile, have shifted to a later date which will be announced in the future.The great reboot train chugs on to the next station, picking up the most unlikely passengers on the way. ![]() ![]() Per The Futon Critic, new episodes of Quantum Leap are expected to premiere on the same night as Magnum P.I. Other Notable Announcements From The NBC’s 2023-2024 Fall Lineup Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang also star. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim, with Jay Hernandez in the titular role. is an updated version of the 1980s series led by Tom Selleck. The network ultimately decided to end the series, rather than extend the cast’s contracts or hand out a season six renewal, partly because of the uncertainties around how long the current WGA strike will last. According to reports, NBC’s decision to cancel the reboot had to do with the fact that the options for the cast were expiring. would end after the remaining ten episodes of season five. It was announced on June 23 that Magnum P.I. Season 5 was initially expected to debut in 2024. The return of Magnum P.I. has been announced by NBC, with the premiere date of Wednesday, October 4, set for the show’s final episodes. ![]()
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