NBC has given the green light for a sequel pilot to the time travel adventure series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, which aired from 1989 to 1993, starred Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell and Deborah Pratt, according to IMDb.com.
A synopsis of the pilot, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, reads, “It’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.”
It is unclear whether Bakula will be involved in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stockwell, who played Adm. Al Calavicci in all 97 episodes of the show and won a Golden Globe Award in 1990, died on Nov. 7. He was 85.
In September, Bakula said there were “significant conversations” about a revival.
“There’s very significant conversations about it right now going on,” Bakula said during a Sept. 20 podcast with Bob Saget, who died last week. “I don’t know what it would be. I don’t know who would have it. The rights were a mess for years. I don’t know if they’re even sorted out now. That’s always been the biggest complication.”
Creator Don Bellisario is on board for the revival as executive producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt are showrunners. Pratt and Martin Gero are also executive producers, according to the website.
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years Here are some memorable photos of "Quantum Leap" star Scott Bakula through the years. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Critics' Choice Television Awards)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years Circa 1989: Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett on "Quantum Leap." (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 1996: Scott Bakula and girlfriend Chelsea Field at the new "Jurassic Park" sponsored by StarBright Foundation on June 15, 1996, in Universal City, California. (Albert Ortega/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2000: Scott Backula drives an electric car during EarthFaire celebration April 22, 2000, in Los Angeles. (Frederick M. Brown/Online USA)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2001: Actor Scott Bakula and actress Chelsea Field arrive at the 2001 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards September 8, 2001, in Pasadena, California. (Jason Kirk/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2002: Enterprise's Scott Bakula and Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Television, at UPN's party for the Television Critics Association at Twin Palms in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 14, 2002. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2003: Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field arrive at the Kennedy Center Honors December 7, 2003, in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2004: Actors Scott Bakula, Peter Gallagher, Morgan Fairchild and conductor John Mauceri arrive at A Must-See TV Tribute on July 9, 2004, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2005: Actor Scott Bakula is joined by a Magellanic penguin from SeaWorld San Diego at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre for the premiere "March of the Penguins," during the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 18, 2005, in Los Angeles. (Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2006: Actor Scott Bakula, who played the character Capt. Jonathan Archer on the television series "Enterprise," runs across the stage in an effort to allow as many fans' questions as possible during his appearance at the fifth annual official Star Trek convention at the Las Vegas Hilton on August 20, 2006, in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2007: Actor Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field at the eighth annual Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Night honoring its Orchestra Founding Director John Mauceri and Tenor Placido Domingo at the Hollywood Bowl on June 22, 2007, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2008: Actor/comedian Bob Saget, actress Chelsea Field and actor Scott Bakula arrive to "Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget" at the Warners Brothers Studio Lot on August 3, 2008, in Burbank, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Comedy Central)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2009: Actor Scott Bakula and wife Chelsea Field attends the "The Informant" benefit screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre on September 15, 2009, in New York City. (Charles Eshelman/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2010: Chelsea Field and Scott Bakula arrive at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2011: Actors Scott Bakula (left) and Ray Romano (right) attend An Evening With "Men of a Certain Age" Hosted by the Paley Center for Media on June 21, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2012: Actors who played captains in the Star Trek series pose for a photograph at the "Destination Star Trek London" convention at the ExCeL centre on October 19, 2012, in London. From left to right are William Shatner, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks and Scott Bakula. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2013: Actors Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field arrive at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 22, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2014: Actor Scott Bakula (left) and his wife, actress Chelsea Field, attend the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2015: Actor Scott Bakula speaks onstage at the fifth annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 31, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2016: Actor Scott Bakula attends the "Star Trek 50" press line during Comic-Con International on July 23, 2016, in San Diego. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2017: Chelsea Field and Scott Bakula attend the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2018: Tim Allen (left), JoBeth Williams and Scott Bakula attend SAG-AFTRA Foundation's ninth annual L.A. Golf Classic benefiting emergency assistance at Lakeside Golf Club on June 11, 2018, in Burbank, California. (Maury Phillips/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2019: Scott Bakula (left) and Chelsea Field attend the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2020: "The Late Late Show With James Corden" airing Thursday, February 20, 2020, with guests Justin Bieber, Lucy Hale, Scott Bakula and music from Wajatta. (Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images)
Photos: Scott Bakula through the years 2021: Chelsea Field, CCH Pounder and Scott Bakula on the set of "NCIS: New Orleans" in 2021. (Sam Lothridge/CBS via Getty Images)