“Quantum Leap” was canceled by NBC after two seasons

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Exclusive: NBC decided not to move forward with its third season Quantum leap The reboot stars Raymond Lee. This news comes more than a month after the two-hour Season 2 finale aired on February 20.

The development isn't entirely surprising since the series from Universal Television has been on the bubble. This is in contrast to last season when Quantum leap It received a very early renewal in December 2022.

A follow-up to the original series, which aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993, Quantum leap It is set in the present day. It has been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett entered the Quantum Leap accelerator and disappeared. A new team has now been assembled to reboot the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

In addition to Lee, the series stars Ernie Hudson, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, and Nanrisa Lee.

Co-showrunners Martin Gero and Dean Georgaris executive produced along with Deborah Pratt, Chris Grismer and Alex Berger as well as Steven Lilien and Brian Wynbrandt who developed the reboot.

In a conversation with Deadline in February, Giraud and Georgaris said that the Season 2 finale was not written as a series finale but rather wraps up the events in a tidy, uplifting way.

“When we got the early renewal for Season 2, we knew we weren't going to end it in a cliffhanger,” Georgaris said. “We were going to end it in the first scene of Season 3, and we were going to end it with the two characters together, but in a way that you would never expect. And that kind of says to the audience, 'Look at all the great places we can go.'” So, if it feels like a completion to the audience, This is great, it's part of the journey, but I think for us it's a starting point for the rest of the journey.

Georgaris also addressed Quantum leap Being on the bubble. “The new reality that we're all getting used to is that it's not just about one rating anymore. It's not about just one number. There are multiple platforms,” he said. “So the reality is that I think every presenter and every show maker lives in most Sometimes a bubble life. This just comes with it. that's good.

In an interview with Deadline in February, Universal TV president Erin Underhill also admitted that “the way I wrapped it up was that it could be a satisfying ending but it could also be a continuation” while noting that a decision was expected in April.

“I think everyone has a lot of support for this show and a great fan base in terms of it being a major library title for us,” she added, expressing optimism while warning that a lot will depend on NBC's development and 2024 drama series.

To date, NBC has renewed five of Dick Wolf's six series and new dramas is found And illogical.

Lynette Rice contributed to this report.