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Series like Quantum Leap (1989) Finished Quantum Leap and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Quantum Leap, and what it does not.
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Social justice Personal freedom Time travel Free will Period detail Science fiction Anthology Practical effects Your best matches Ranked against what Quantum Leap is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 2005 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Told the same way, anthology Built around the same redemption More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 133 candidates
Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Does not promise social commentary or personal redemption Not built around identity or free will Emotionally lighter Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
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2021 · Series · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Built around the same free will and identity Also about moral ambiguity Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Does not promise social commentary or personal redemption Not built around redemption Where it streams Disney Plus Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Quantum Leap.
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2021 · Series · Animation · Drama
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Built around the same redemption Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its melancholic and hopeful register What's different Does not promise social commentary Not built around identity or free will Commitment 1 season · ~20h
Short
Where it streams Hulu Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Quantum Leap.
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The Butterfly Effect 2004 · 1h 53m
Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Built around the same free will Manifest 2018
Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Centres on the same everyman figure Futurama 1999
Also science fiction at heart Told the same way, anthology Samurai Jack 2001
Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Also about moral ambiguity Heroes 2006
Also science fiction and drama at heart Centres on the same everyman figure Locke & Key 2020
Shares its practical effects look Built around the same identity 11.22.63 2016
Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Built around the same free will Timeless 2016
Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Shares its period detail look 12 Monkeys 2015
Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Also science fiction at heart Taken 2002
Also drama at heart Centres on the same everyman figure Pantheon 2022
Watched for the same thing: social commentary Also about moral ambiguity Firefly 2002
Also science fiction at heart Shares its practical effects look
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