Quantum Code: Why isn’t Scott Bakula in the reboot? The actor comes out of silence

Code Quantum is coming back to the small screen soon! On September 19, NBC will air the first episode of Scott Bakula’s reboot of the iconic ’90s series. This new version takes place 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett entered the time accelerator and disappeared.

While a new team is formed to revive the project and learn the secrets behind the machine and the man who created it, physicist Ben Song (Raymond Lee) is mistakenly transported to 1985, unable to remember who he is. He then meets Addison (Caitlin Bassett), a hologram who will help him return to the present.

If many Quantum Code fans were hoping that Scott Bakula, who played Sam Beckett, would appear in Quantum Leap, they will be very disappointed to learn that the actor has decided not to take part in the project. The latter came out of silence to explain the reasons for his absence with an Instagram post published on Thursday. He took the opportunity to silence the rumors that had been swirling for months.

“Here’s a simplified version of what happens between me and the Code Quantum reboot– he wrote after thanking the fans. “I have nothing to do with the series either in front of the camera or behind it. The pilot was sold in January and they sent me the script because Sam Beckett’s character was in it, so what’s the point, right?“

“As many of you have asked me over the past few months, “How can they do a quantum leap without Sam?” (Or Al, for that matter). Well, I think we’re about to find out. That’s the whole story. The show has always been very dear to me, so it was not an easy decision not to participate. in the project.“

Scott Bakula again wanted to wish him luck in his mission A quantum leap. “The idea of ​​stepping back in time and stepping into someone else’s shoes is still a very interesting concept, especially in today’s society.

Fingers crossed that this new team has a chance to tap into the same magic that allowed Code Quantum to hold such a special place in the hearts and minds of generations past and present.“

After announcing a Code Quantum reboot in 2021, NBC has always left the door open for Scott Bakula. “We would love to have it. Without Scott Bakula, there is no quantum codeQuantum Leap star Raymond Lee told TVLine on Thursday. “I hope one day he will agree to participate. In the meantime, the offer is still available.”

Quantum Leap airs Monday, September 19 on NBC. So far, the series has not been picked up by any French channel.