I have a lot of nostalgia for Quantum Leap, which arrived here in early 1990 with a primetime slot on BBC Two. It was mostly a sweet, kind show about trying to do right by people.
Will a sequel work? So much of the show depended on Sam and Al. There are many series formats like it but few shows with its charm.
Could you RPG it? Sure. PCs jumping into a new situation every session or so is easy and quite common. But a group of more than a couple players would need a format change as it would have to explain multiple time travellers working together, and probably encourage larger problems with less talking around them. It also has a much more limited playing field than the likes of Doctor Who, even before considering how much it stayed in the USA as shown on this map.
(Probably don’t change it as much as the 2002 attempt at a revival of The Time Tunnel, where it became about a team who went on missions and returned to the present. Which is a very game-friendly premise, as it’s basically Time Stargate, but at some point a reboot becomes a different thing.)
Having an insubstantial observer PC might be tricky too, though it could be interesting for a player who wants to try. But with the right group, a heartwarming upbeat low-key adventure can be a lot of fun.
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