Home > Manifest > Season 1 « TV Series Page Manifest: Season 1 (2018) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Manifest Critics Consensus Manifest's attempts to balance supernatural mystery and melodrama largely work thanks to its well-chosen cast -- though it could use a few more distinguishing characteristics. 57% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 37 72% Audience Score User Ratings: 58 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. 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Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Sep 24, 2018 The premiere: Returning to New York from a vacation in Jamaica, the Stone family is separated when adult siblings Michaela and Ben, along with Ben's gravely ill son Cal, are bumped to a later flight, while Ben's wife, daughter and parents fly ahead. When that later flight lands, the passengers are bewildered to discover that five and a half years have gone by. They attempt to reconnect with the loved ones who mourned their passing and moved on long ago. More 2 Reentry Air date: Oct 1, 2018 The passengers from Flight 828 find themselves under government scrutiny as they struggle to resume their lives. Michaela is forced to confront the fact that Jared is married to her once best friend, while Ben tries to help a fellow passenger reconnect with his son. Cal is approached by an obsessive stranger, as Grace and Olive disagree on whether or not to reveal a devastating secret. More 3 Turbulence Air date: Oct 8, 2018 Ben and Michaela investigate a shocking murder in fear that it's connected to Flight 828. Meanwhile, Ben struggles to accept the life Grace led in his absence, while Olive and Cal realize that being twins after five and a half years apart is harder than they thought. More 4 Unclaimed Baggage Air date: Oct 15, 2018 When a mysterious message leads Saanvi to the flight attendant of 828, she enlists Ben's help in uncovering a secret about the plane. Meanwhile, Michaela begins to question the nature of the callings when one goes horribly awry, leaving Jared to suffer the consequences. More 5 Connecting Flights Air date: Oct 22, 2018 Stories unfold for those left behind in the aftermath of Flight 828's disappearance. Meanwhile in the present, Cal takes Ben on a mysterious adventure that awakens Ben to his son's perplexing abilities. Michaela tries to protect Jared from consequences at work, while keeping her romantic feelings at bay. More 6 Off Radar Air date: Nov 5, 2018 Cal wakes with a life-threatening fever, and Grace fears it's from his cancer treatment. Michaela and Ben, however, suspect Cal's condition may be related to a mysterious passenger from Flight 828. As Cal's situation worsens, Ben and Michaela attempt to track down the now missing passenger. More 7 S.N.A.F.U. Air date: Nov 12, 2018 The detained passengers are secretly moved and subjected to painful experimentation, with Cal's health directly linked to them. Ben takes advantage of an old friend to find out where they were taken. Meanwhile, a mysterious new version of the calling pulls Michaela into a murder investigation that has deep personal ramifications for her. More 8 Point of No Return Air date: Nov 19, 2018 Ben forms an unlikely partnership with Vance in a high-stakes race to locate the missing passengers of Flight 828. Meanwhile, Michaela helps a suicidal passenger who believes he is the Angel of Death, and Cal goes back to school, navigating both his unwanted celebrity and his former friends, who are all now 16 years old. More 9 Dead Reckoning Air date: Nov 26, 2018 Ben and Michaela put everything on the line to save the other missing passengers, but the mission goes horribly awry and not everyone makes it out alive. The devastating result pushes Ben and Grace to a traumatic brink, while pulling Michaela and Jared dangerously close together. More 10 Crosswinds Air date: Jan 7, 2019 Michaela's mystifying, next level calling launches her on a mission that brings her relationship with Jared to a head. Determined to protect his family, Ben explores an alternate meaning to Michaela's calling that leads him to a new alliance and a powerful new adversary. Cal's struggle with Ben's absence from home forces the Stones into an agonizing confrontation that could alter the family's fabric forever. More Show More Episodes Manifest: Season 1 Videos 2:55 Manifest: Season 1 Trailer 2:29 Manifest: Season 1 First Look 0:30 Manifest: Season 1 Episode 6 Preview 0:30 Manifest: Season 1 Episode 8 Preview View All Videos (4) Manifest: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (7) Tv Season Info When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they're all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: NBC Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2018 Exec. Producers: Jeff Rake, David Frankel, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke Cast Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone Athena Karkanis as Grace Stone Parveen Kaur as Saanvi Joshua Dallas as Ben Stone J.R. Ramirez as Jared Williams Luna Blaise as Olive Stone Jack Messina as Cal Stone Marc Menchaca as James Griffin Matt Long as Zeke Show More Cast News & Interviews for Manifest: Season 1 TV Premiere Dates 2019 2019 TV Finale Dates Calendar 2018 TV Premiere Dates Calendar View All Manifest: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Sep 24, 2018 The premiere: Returning to New York from a vacation in Jamaica, the Stone family is separated when adult siblings Michaela and Ben, along with Ben's gravely ill son Cal, are bumped to a later flight, while Ben's wife, daughter and parents fly ahead. When that later flight lands, the passengers are bewildered to discover that five and a half years have gone by. They attempt to reconnect with the loved ones who mourned their passing and moved on long ago. More 2 Reentry Air date: Oct 1, 2018 The passengers from Flight 828 find themselves under government scrutiny as they struggle to resume their lives. Michaela is forced to confront the fact that Jared is married to her once best friend, while Ben tries to help a fellow passenger reconnect with his son. Cal is approached by an obsessive stranger, as Grace and Olive disagree on whether or not to reveal a devastating secret. More 3 Turbulence Air date: Oct 8, 2018 Ben and Michaela investigate a shocking murder in fear that it's connected to Flight 828. Meanwhile, Ben struggles to accept the life Grace led in his absence, while Olive and Cal realize that being twins after five and a half years apart is harder than they thought. More 4 Unclaimed Baggage Air date: Oct 15, 2018 When a mysterious message leads Saanvi to the flight attendant of 828, she enlists Ben's help in uncovering a secret about the plane. Meanwhile, Michaela begins to question the nature of the callings when one goes horribly awry, leaving Jared to suffer the consequences. More 5 Connecting Flights Air date: Oct 22, 2018 Stories unfold for those left behind in the aftermath of Flight 828's disappearance. Meanwhile in the present, Cal takes Ben on a mysterious adventure that awakens Ben to his son's perplexing abilities. Michaela tries to protect Jared from consequences at work, while keeping her romantic feelings at bay. More 6 Off Radar Air date: Nov 5, 2018 Cal wakes with a life-threatening fever, and Grace fears it's from his cancer treatment. Michaela and Ben, however, suspect Cal's condition may be related to a mysterious passenger from Flight 828. As Cal's situation worsens, Ben and Michaela attempt to track down the now missing passenger. More 7 S.N.A.F.U. Air date: Nov 12, 2018 The detained passengers are secretly moved and subjected to painful experimentation, with Cal's health directly linked to them. Ben takes advantage of an old friend to find out where they were taken. Meanwhile, a mysterious new version of the calling pulls Michaela into a murder investigation that has deep personal ramifications for her. More 8 Point of No Return Air date: Nov 19, 2018 Ben forms an unlikely partnership with Vance in a high-stakes race to locate the missing passengers of Flight 828. Meanwhile, Michaela helps a suicidal passenger who believes he is the Angel of Death, and Cal goes back to school, navigating both his unwanted celebrity and his former friends, who are all now 16 years old. More 9 Dead Reckoning Air date: Nov 26, 2018 Ben and Michaela put everything on the line to save the other missing passengers, but the mission goes horribly awry and not everyone makes it out alive. The devastating result pushes Ben and Grace to a traumatic brink, while pulling Michaela and Jared dangerously close together. More 10 Crosswinds Air date: Jan 7, 2019 Michaela's mystifying, next level calling launches her on a mission that brings her relationship with Jared to a head. Determined to protect his family, Ben explores an alternate meaning to Michaela's calling that leads him to a new alliance and a powerful new adversary. Cal's struggle with Ben's absence from home forces the Stones into an agonizing confrontation that could alter the family's fabric forever. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Manifest Season 1 All Critics (37) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (16) A good cast sells the improbable hook by at least making it emotionally probable. Sep 24, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic Manifest is worth a look, with the proviso that the only way it will last is if enough people see reasons to keep watching. Sep 24, 2018 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Self-important much? There's an awful lot of big emotion on this show, which is my polite way of saying that it's pretty soapy... But there's a "Lost"-like mystery afoot that drew me in, as the passengers begin to experience similar after-effects. Sep 21, 2018 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic It's at least worth watching at least one more. Just in case it does happen to be aliens. Sep 25, 2018 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic Think "Lost," but without an island, a smoke monster or donkey wheel. (At least not yet). Sep 12, 2018 | Full Review… Chuck Barney San Jose Mercury News Top Critic Manifest doesn't understand its own format and doesn't inspire interest. [Full Review in Spanish] Feb 28, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review… Alberto Carlos Espinof They've set enough plates spinning in the air here to make you want to come back for more, but how it'll all develop God - Her again - knows. Aug 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk Manifest has some good qualities. May 24, 2019 | Full Review… Malcolm Hopwood Stuff.co.nz A conglomerate of several other popular shows past and present, with dialogue so wooden it's a wonder the actors don't get splinters in their mouths while talking. Jan 29, 2019 | Full Review… Ani Bundel NBC News THINK The new mystery for NBC might be the most ridiculous, insane, and laughably bad show of the pilot season, but it will certainly intrigue you to no end. Oct 10, 2018 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review… Alan French AwardsCircuit.com There's enough intrigue here to keep watching, but Manifest only has a couple of episodes to get the tone right, or else people will check out. Sep 25, 2018 | Full Review… Joel Keller Decider It has a lot to say - and its premise is enough to keep you watching to find out what happens. Sep 24, 2018 | Full Review… Trey Mangum Shadow and Act View All Critic Reviews (37) Audience Reviews for Manifest: Season 1 Jun 09, 2020 A truly terrible show with some of the most wooden acting currently on TV. The plot is thinner than toilet paper. I cannot understand why the show was renewed after season one. Lets us hope that it doesn't get renewed for season three. Mark W May 12, 2020 The first episode is so good but the rest is just *sigh🤦🏾♂️ This would have made a good movie or a 6-episode mini-series. I felt hurt by the broken promise that this series gives in it's first episode. Karim C May 08, 2020 Amazing! A gripping rollercoaster ride from start to finish, a must watch. James H Apr 26, 2020 The story unfolds in slow motion and most of the viewing is spend on hearing about personal issues and the plot takes a back seat. You get tired fast , 4 episodes in and we still have no clue what happend. But the characters get to move a æot of boxes around. A trend in us shows. Always shift boxes around when hiding of talking... So many boxes... Dennis T Apr 16, 2020 Unfortunately is a flop. Tried my best to continue watching but the acting is so bad, I cringed. Wish it was better. Plot seemed like it was cool Rada C Apr 07, 2020 Dumbest show on the air with acting that is so pathetically bad its hard to describe. And whoever is writing the storyline should be drawn and quartered it is so awful. Jeffrey S Mar 17, 2020 Weak character development. Low budget. When they raid they have two guys from swat? Weak! Mikaela, please, Zeke? Why him? Poor plot decisions! Aliens or Evil agents? What are those shadowy figures? It's just sad and when I'm supposed to be sad I'm laughing at the weak plot development. And why is it Ben has nothing to do? He's suddenly the expert on everything? Susan P Feb 20, 2020 Great show. Really grew on me as the season progressed. Hope it gets as many seasons as it needs to properly conclude. Michael C Feb 19, 2020 Manifest starts incredibly slow because at first, it seems like another cop show with a science fiction element. I actually stopped watching it after a few episodes originally. However, I later went back and forced myself to power through and toward the end of season 1 it really starts to pick up and become a full-fledged science fiction mystery show. It feels very much like another Lost, but perhaps a little better. Season 2 has been even better and I hope that people go back and give it a second try. Terri R Feb 18, 2020 This show shows lots of signs of plot, but it keeps dismantling them one by one. All you are left with is, we're all connected. The acting is forced as the season progresses. The writers need a lesson from J Michael Strazynsky on how to write a story and put together a timeline. 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