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Fil-Am actor Lou Diamond Phillips to guest-star in 'Quantum Leap'

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Yong Chavez | TFC News Hollywood

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R_3zP85ZfoM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Filipino-American actor Lou Diamond Phillips is set to guest star on season two of the NBC series “Quantum Leap.”</p><p>He will appear in Episode 206, set to air on Nov. 29. But this week, the hit TV show leaps back to the Los Angeles Riots in 1992.</p><p>The show’s main character, Ben Song played by Raymond Lee, lands in the body of an 18-year old boy working in his father’s shoe store.</p><p>Titled “One Night in Koreatown,” the episode deals with the injustices and racial tensions during the riots that in real life resulted in 63 people killed, thousands injured, more than a billion dollars in property damage, and countless lost dreams.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="raymondlee" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/11/06/raymondlee.jpg"/><figcaption><address style="text-align:left">Raymond Lee (Left) plays as Ben Song and Ernie Hudson (Right) as Herbert Williams in the &quot;One Night in Koreatown&quot; episode of NBC&#x27;s &quot;Quantum Leap.&quot; (Photo courtesy: NBC &#x27;Quantum Leap&#x27;)</address></figcaption></figure></div><p>Asked of the most important thing to do right in directing the episode, Tamika Miller said it was to honor the script, &quot;first and foremost.&quot;</p><p>&quot;[It&#x27;s] really wanting to execute this episode in such a way that we were showing all sorts of nuances,&quot; she said, &quot;and all these sorts of the realness and authenticity that came with this particular subject.&quot;</p><p>The show’s writers shared their experience in crafting the episode, which also has a storyline featuring cast member Ernie Hudson who plays Herbert “Magic” Williams.</p><p>&quot;One of the things that our show is founded on is being able to sort of tell stories that our main character gets to walk a mile in someone else&#x27;s shoes,&quot; said Benjamin Raab. &quot;And this one felt very much one like one of those shows. It felt very classic Quantum Leap.&quot;</p><p>Raab’s co-writer Deric A. Hughes explained the story’s personal significance, and why writing for a show with a lead star like Raymond Lee matters to him.</p><p>&quot;Being half-Black, half Asian, I felt it was important story to tell, especially from the POV that has rarely been seen on television,&quot; said Hughes. &quot;This is our first time being able to write for an Asian-American lead our entire writing career.&quot;</p><p>He added: &quot;So, to write for Raymond to begin with is just exciting. And then you meet him and he&#x27;s such an amazing human being, just a really cool guy and so generous and just so talented.&quot;</p><p>“Quantum Leap” is a revival of the original series of the same name which premiered in 1989.</p><div> </div><p>* * *</p><div><em>Note: This story was updated to reflect a new date for the airing of the &quot;Quantum Leap&quot; episode which will feature Lou Diamond Phillips.</em></div>

The second season of the hit series is set to feature an iconic Fil-Am actor in an upcoming episode.