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‘Quantum Leap’ Season 2 Episode 1 Photos, Cast, and Premiere Date

September 10, 2023

NBC’s popular primetime sci-fi drama Quantum Leap returns for season two with an episode that features Manifest‘s Melissa Roxburgh and Midnight, Texas‘s Francois Arnaud. Season two episode one, “This Took Too Long!,” airs on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in the earlier time slot of 8pm ET/PT.

Raymond Lee leads the cast as Ben Song, Caitlin Bassett stars as Addison Augustine, and Ernie Hudson returns as Herbert “Magic” Williams. Mason Alexander Park plays Ian Wright and Nanrisa Lee is back as Jenn Chou. New season two regulars include Eliza Taylor (The 100) and Peter Gadiot (Yellowjackets) as Hannah Carson and Tom Westfall, respectively.

NBC describes Hannah as a “complex young woman, who may be more than she appears.” Tom Westfall is, per the network, a former special forces soldier and a high-ranking US Army Officer in the realm of Army Intelligence. Tom’s described as “thoughtful, centered, a spiritual kind of warrior who both men and women admire, but whose humility keeps him from ever being arrogant.”

“This Took Too Long!” Plot: Instead of leaping home as expected, Ben finds himself in 1978 aboard a top-secret military flight, transporting mysterious cargo. When the flight comes under attack, the plot deepens as Ben and the crew discover the sobering truth behind their mission.

Quantum Leap Season 2 Episode 1 — Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song and Melissa Roxburgh as Lt. Ellen Grier in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo by: NBC)

The Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

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 (Raymond Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in the 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 Chu (Lee), who heads up digital security for the project.