The NBC sci-fi drama’s original five-season run ended on a sour note, with a title card informing us that leaper Sam Beckett “never returned home” from his time-traveling adventures.

To add insult to injury, they even spelled his name wrong!

https://tvline.com/lists/cancelled-tv-shows-cliffhangers-series-finales-endings-hannibal-agent-carter/quantum-leap-cancelled-ending/

Did the New Quantum Leap Confirm Sam Can Never Go Home? (https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/did-the-new-quantum-leap-confirm-sam-can-never-go-home/)

The series finale of the original Quantum Leap left fans on gut-wrenching cliffhanger. The new series may have confirmed a horrifying part of it.