Quantum Leap season 2 casts Manifest’s Michaela actor after the Netflix show ended -TGN

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• Melissa Roxburgh, known for her role in Manifest, joins the cast of Quantum Leap Season 2 as a guest star for the premiere episode.

• The Quantum Leap season 2 premiere features an intense opening sequence.

• Roxburgh’s casting adds excitement to Quantum Leap’s return and could serve as a nod to viewers missing Manifesto, which recently ended.

Quantum Leap season 2 cast Manifesto star Melissa Roxburgh, now that the supernatural Netflix show has come to an end. Takes place after the original series of the same name, which starred Scott Bakula, NBC’s revival of Quantum Leap continues the tradition of bringing in memorable guest stars. The first episode welcomed the revival This is us former member Justin Hartley, Daredevil‘s Deborah Ann Woll and Superman actor Brandon Routh.

The trend will continue for Quantum Leap season 2, which debuts October 4 on NBC, with Melissa Roxburgh joining the cast. Roxburgh, who is known for playing Michaela Stone Manifestois listed as a guest star for the season 2 premiere TVLineshe joins fellow actors Francois Arnaud, Aaron Abrams and PJ Byrne who will also appear in the same episode.

What’s coming in the Quantum Leap season 2 premiere?

Roxburgh’s casting announcement, which took place during the show’s Saturday panel at San Diego Comic-Con, was accompanied by footage from the first eight minutes of Season 2. In it, main character Ben (played by Raymond Lee) didn’t come home, alluded to in the Quantum Leap Season 1 finale. Ben instead finds himself in the body of a man named Perez. He’s on a plane in 1978 flying somewhere over Russia. Cut off from communication with his team, Ben must make the jump alone.

Perez’s team – played by Roxburgh, Arnaud, Abrams and Byrne – is a member of the Air Force. They are commanded “with a secret mission to transport a mysterious chest to New Delhi“, per TVLine. But the plane is shot down by missiles before they can arrive at their location. But the giant crate seems to be very important, as Roxburgh’s character risks her life to keep it safe before the plane explodes. Ben’s life is also at stake in this opening scene.

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It’s more airplane drama for Roxburgh, who dealt with it a lot during her time Manifesto. It’s some knowing casting that adds extra excitement to the return of Quantum Leap. It could also serve as a nod to viewers who weren’t ready for the end of Netflix’s hit supernatural drama, the last episode of which aired way back in June.

Source: TVLine