‘Quantum Leap’ Episode 9 Photos, Cast, and Plot: “Fellow Travelers”

NBC’s Quantum Leap returns from its midseason break with season one episode nine, “Fellow Travelers.” Episode nine, airing January 3, 2023, finds Ben leaping into the body of a pop star’s security guard. Deboran Ann Woll (True Blood) guest stars as pop singer Carly Farmer.

The sequel stars Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself) as physicist Ben Song and Caitlin Bassett as Addison, a hologram who only Ben can see when he leaps. Ernie Hudson (The Family Business) plays Herbert “Magic” Williams, Mason Alexander Park (The Sandman) is Ian Wright, and Nanrisa Lee (First Love) plays Jenn Chou.

“Fellow Travelers” Plot: Ben lands in 1979 Chicago as Jack Armstrong, a devoted security guard to talented pop singer Carly Farmer. During Carly’s prep for a big concert, it quickly becomes clear her life is in danger and Ben must determine who is trying to kill her and why.

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Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song and Deborah Ann Woll as Carly in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 1 episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

Season One Synopsis:

It’s been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. At Ben’s side throughout his leaps is Addison (Bassett), who appears in the form of a hologram only Ben can see and hear. She’s a decorated Army veteran who brings level-headed precision to her job.

At the helm of the highly confidential operation is Herbert “Magic” Williams (Hudson), a no-nonsense career military man who has to answer to his bosses who won’t be happy once they learn about the breach of protocol. The rest of the team at headquarters includes Ian Wright (Park), who runs the Artificial Intelligence unit “Ziggy,” and Jenn Chou (Lee), who heads up digital security for the project.

As Ben leaps from life to life, putting right what once went wrong, it becomes clear that he and the team are on a thrilling journey. However, Addison, Magic, Ian and Jenn know that if they are going to solve the mystery of Ben’s leap and bring him home, they must act fast or lose him forever.

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Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song, Daniel Bonjour as Trevor, and Deborah Ann Woll as Carly in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 1 episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
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Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song and Caitlin Bassett as Addison in episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
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Karissa Lee Staples as Jamie and Deborah Ann Woll as Carly in the “Fellow Travelers” episode (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Quantum Leap Episode 9
Mason Alexander Park as Ian, Nanrisa Lee as Jenn, and Ernie Hudson as Magic (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Quantum Leap Episode 9
Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song, Deborah Ann Woll as Carly, and Caitlin Bassett as Addison in episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Quantum Leap Episode 9
Deborah Ann Woll as Carly in episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
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Nanrisa Lee as Jenn and Georgina Reilly as Janis Calavicci in episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)