The Quantum Leap reboot has just taken a big leap forward with its production. Deadline reports that Helen Shaver, whose work as a director includes Station Eleven, Lovecraft Country, and Maid, has just been signed on to direct and executive produce a Quantum Leap reboot pilot for NBC. As of now, the show hasn't been given a full series order, and that will likely depend on how well the pilot is received internally once it's finished.

La Brea co-showrunners Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt wrote the Quantum Leap reboot pilot. They also executive produce alongside Blindspot creator Martin Gero and original Quantum Leap creator Don Bellisario and Deborah Pratt. Universal Television will produce. No cast members have yet been announced for the project.

The biggest question fans will certainly have is whether Scott Bakula will be involved so we can finally find out what became of his character. Reportedly, the actor is not officially signed on as of this time, but the hope is for him to get involved, even if he's not the main character this time around. Word is that Bakula is "aware of the reboot" and has had some preliminary talks about getting involved, but there are no guarantees as of now that he will commit to the reboot.

In any case, the Quantum Leap reboot acknowledges the original series but picks up in the present day with a new cast of characters. The official logline says, "It’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett (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."

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Scott Bakula Has Previously Teased His Involvement In a Reboot

Scott Bakula Honors Quantum Leap Co-Star Dean Stockwell: I Loved Him Dearly
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While Scott Bakula hasn't signed on for this pilot, he has previously suggested that he's open to seeing Quantum Leap getting revived. Last year, he addressed the reboot possibilities on Bob Saget's podcast. Bakula noted that there had actually been some "significant conversations" about doing the revival, but he admitted that he didn't really know much about what that would entail.

"I think we are definitely living in the reboot era as you're aware of," Bakula said. "There's very significant conversations about it right now going on. But, 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."

At the time, Bakula joked that it would cost "too much money" to get his old co-star Dean Stockwell to return. Sadly, Stockwell passed away soon after. In the original Quantum Leap, Stockwell had played Admiral Al Calavicci, Dr. Beckett's hologram companion who joins him on his "leaps."

Time will tell if NBC picks up the Quantum Leap reboot with a series order. Maybe, just maybe, we'll find out what happened to Dr. Beckett, rectifying one of the most controversial series finales of all time.