Quantum Leap’s Caitlin Bassett Teases What Reveals Fans Can Expect

A leap for the ages. Caitlin Bassett hinted that Quantum Leap followers can look ahead to getting a few of their questions answered in upcoming season 1 episodes.

“I think we’re finally going to learn the truth of what’s been at play here,” Bassett, 32, who performs Addison, solely instructed Us Weekly forward of the brand new episode, which airs on Monday, March 6. “The stakes continue to go up and the pieces continue to fall into place until the truth is fully revealed at the end. It all continues to be more than what meets the eye, which is really exciting.”

The hit NBC sequence is predicated off of the unique sci-fi present of the identical title, which ran from 1989 to 1993. In the revival, which debuted in September 2022, viewers are launched to Ben (Raymond Lee) after he makes a secret leap and finally will get misplaced prior to now. With assist from his fiancée, Addison, Ben makes an attempt to determine what brought on him to leap again in time to change historical past.

Quantum Leap additionally marks Bassett’s first skilled performing function following two fight excursions in Afghanistan. Ahead of the present’s upcoming episode, Bassett opened up about how she was capable of transition from one profession to a different.

“It was definitely the dream [to become an actor]. But when we go into life, practicality can sometimes trump the dream. That feels very normal and natural to a certain extent because you have to grow up sometimes. I did and then decided I didn’t want to do it like that,” she shared with Us. “Part of being a grownup is being able to make choices even if people don’t necessarily agree with them — because they’re right for you. So, I made that choice when I was in law school to pursue acting because at the end of the day, I could always go back to doing other types of work.”

She continued: “So it was always a dream, and I was lucky enough to find my way into it. I’m incredibly grateful for that. And now I’m on a show where I get to grow and learn and work with people like Brandon [Routh] and learn from some of the best in the industry. I’m just incredibly lucky.”

In season 1, Ben revealed to Addison that he created a brand new code and leapt due to her. Quantum Leap put Addison on the middle of the story once more when Ben leapt into the identical ship as her father, Alexander (Routh).

Bassett praised the Legends of Tomorrow alum, 43, for collaborating together with her on their scenes, saying, “Brandon is just an incredibly available open actor. So, when I was speaking, I could feel it landing even if we couldn’t have a conversation.”

Routh, in the meantime, provided a glimpse at how his expertise as a father formed his strategy to the function.

“I had a better understanding of why Augustine would make the decisions he made in the setup of the show. Knowing how much weight and how much pressure is on a parent to shape the life of a child and wanting to protect them at all costs from bad things,” the actor, who shares a son with spouse Courtney Ford, shared with Us. “But also knowing that by doing that you go too far the other way sometimes and there’s a balance in everything. If you shield your children from the horrors of the world then they grow up not understanding that those possibilities exist.”

Quantum Leap airs on NBC Mondays at 10 p.m. ET.