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 placebr 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 placebr 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.