Quantum Leap

Name: Quantum Leap
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Released: 1989-03-26
Cast: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell

1989 | 5 seasons | 48 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It held a wide audience for several seasons and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Doctor Who or Doctor Who, start here.
The mood: Mind-bending.
The pace: 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 48 minutes, about 77 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesSolid
8.0 out of 10
AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerStrong
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a solid audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 276K people sought it out in the past year