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After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. 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.

4 Seasons
62 Episodes
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image Final Boarding
8.6/10 (2099 votes)

#1 Final Boarding

S4:E20

The Death Date has arrived. As tensions erupt and revelations emerge, the passengers of Flight 828 reunite and face the unknown together.

episode image Emergency Exit
8.0/10 (1414 votes)

#2 Emergency Exit

S2:E7

Tensions flare as the passengers of Flight 828 finally come to understand the meaning of their increasingly terrifying callings. Afraid of losing his daughter to the Church of the Believers, Ben confronts Adrian. Zeke challenges Michaela's trust, and Saanvi seeks help from an old flame.

episode image Mayday (2)
8.0/10 (1511 votes)

#3 Mayday (2)

S3:E13

Ben and Saanvi undertake a treacherous mission. Michaela and Zeke race to stop a passenger before his actions turn deadly. Jared and Vance's team up reveals secrets that could upend their lives.

episode image Inversion Illusion
8.0/10 (1139 votes)

#4 Inversion Illusion

S4:E10

As the Stones race to find the Omega Sapphire, Ben finds hope in a Calling that reunites him with a familiar face. Zeke faces a difficult choice.

episode image Pilot
7.9/10 (3847 votes)

#5 Pilot

S1:E1

When Flight 828 lands in New York, Michaela and Ben Stone and the other passengers learn that years have passed, but they haven't aged a day. They reunite with loved ones, piece together their old lives and deal with mysterious voices in their heads.

episode image Dead Reckoning
7.9/10 (1984 votes)

#6 Dead Reckoning

S1:E9

When Ben and Michaela put everything on the line to save the other missing passengers, 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.

episode image Vanishing Point
7.9/10 (1733 votes)

#7 Vanishing Point

S1:E12

When Cal is discovered missing from his bedroom, Grace and Ben launch a desperate search which takes them to the remote mountains of upstate New York. A tantalizing trail of breadcrumbs leads them to a startling, game-changing discovery. Meanwhile, Michaela confronts the deceptive Autumn, and the shadowy "Major" finally makes an appearance.

episode image Estimated Time of Departure
7.9/10 (1773 votes)

#8 Estimated Time of Departure

S1:E16

Michaela, Ben, Zeke and Saanvi all have the same calling. After another panic attack, Saanvi is finally ready to see a therapist, but it may not be what's best for her. An ominous new link appears between Griffin and the 828 passengers.

episode image Course Deviation
7.9/10 (1326 votes)

#9 Course Deviation

S2:E10

When Grace's pregnancy complicates the pursuit of a calling, Ben finds himself working alongside an uneasy new ally. Michaela tries to make amends with Jared, and the X'ers set their sights on Zeke.

episode image Squawk
7.8/10 (924 votes)

#10 Squawk

S4:E5

Michaela, Vance, Jared and Zeke's search for Ben at the compound leads to an explosive confrontation — and a divine miracle.

episode image Rendezvous
7.8/10 (904 votes)

#11 Rendezvous

S4:E9

An ominous Calling shakes up Michaela and Zeke’s party. Cal and Ben receive devastating news. Michaela, Saanvi and Eagan look for the Omega Sapphire.

episode image False Horizon
7.7/10 (1387 votes)

#12 False Horizon

S2:E3

The Stone Family struggles to unlock their mysterious wave of frightening 828 callings, while the person who may be key to solving them is trapped behind bars. Meanwhile, a shocking and disturbing incident leads Grace to suspect a local mom is in danger.

episode image Icing Conditions
7.7/10 (1404 votes)

#13 Icing Conditions

S2:E13

Michaela and Ben put everything on the line to attempt a daring rescue. As the final hours of Zeke's life approach, Saanvi and Vance make a last-ditch effort to appeal to the Major, who may be the only person who can save him from his Death Date. Season finale.

episode image Graveyard Spiral
7.7/10 (1253 votes)

#14 Graveyard Spiral

S3:E6

As Mick and Zeke finally collide with Jace in a grueling match to survive, Ben races against the clock to save his family. When they all converge in an intense battle, the fallout will reveal a massive new clue regarding the fate of Passengers.

episode image Contrails
7.6/10 (1680 votes)

#15 Contrails

S1:E11

Willing to follow any lead to keep his son safe from The Major, Ben heeds Cal's calling to help Captain Daly clear his name for what happened to Flight 828. The journey uncovers a seeming conspiracy that stems all the way back to the day the plane disappeared. Meanwhile, Michaela assists Autumn in her own journey of redemption.

episode image Airplane Bottles
7.6/10 (1316 votes)

#16 Airplane Bottles

S2:E9

As a storm rages outside the Stone home and anxieties boil over inside, Olive frantically searches for meaning in a centuries-old text. Meanwhile, Michaela faces unexpected scrutiny at work, and Zeke comes to Saanvi's aid when her lab research takes a dangerous turn.

episode image Mayday (1)
7.6/10 (1076 votes)

#17 Mayday (1)

S3:E12

The Stones are reunited with Olive, yet their happiness is quickly interrupted when Cal runs away. As Michaela struggles to help the passengers avoid a deadly threat, her relationship with Jared sours over mistrust.

episode image Full Upright and Locked Position
7.6/10 (877 votes)

#18 Full Upright and Locked Position

S4:E8

Caught in a tough position, Cal attempts to clear his name as the search for the killer continues. Saanvi tests a theory on a reluctant volunteer.

episode image Reentry
7.5/10 (2744 votes)

#19 Reentry

S1:E2

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.

episode image Off Radar
7.5/10 (1991 votes)

#20 Off Radar

S1:E6

When Cal wakes with a life-threatening fever, Grace worries it's a side-effect of his experimental cancer treatment, but Michaela and Ben 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.

episode image S.N.A.F.U.
7.5/10 (1910 votes)

#21 S.N.A.F.U.

S1:E7

With the detained passengers secretly moved and subjected to painful experimentation - and Cal's health directly linked to them - Ben takes advantage of an old friend to find out where the passengers were taken. Meanwhile, a mysterious new version of the calling pulls Michaela into a murder investigation that has deep personal ramifications for her.

episode image Fasten Your Seatbelts
7.5/10 (1540 votes)

#22 Fasten Your Seatbelts

S2:E1

As the Stone family reels in the aftermath of a devastating shooting, they’re hit with their most foreboding Calling yet, sending Ben on a mission to locate two Flight 828 passengers who have mysteriously gone missing. Grace grapples with her new pregnancy, the Major attempts to tighten her grip on the unwitting Saanvi, all while the clock on the lives of the 828ers continues to tick towards zero.

episode image Black Box
7.5/10 (1355 votes)

#23 Black Box

S2:E4

Michaela is pushed into the midst of a high-stakes bank robbery perpetrated by a mystery assailant. As Ben and TJ piece together an arcane set of mythological clues, Adrian draws Olive further into the world of the Believers.

episode image Tailfin
7.5/10 (1326 votes)

#24 Tailfin

S3:E1

Ben heads on an international mission with Vance to seek a clue that may finally unlock the mystery of Flight 828. An intense calling leads newlyweds Michaela and Zeke on an adventure of their own. Saanvi attempts to forget her past sins.

episode image All-Call
7.5/10 (927 votes)

#25 All-Call

S4:E2

Hidden voices on the black box draw Saanvi in. Cal sneaks to see an apprehended Henry. During a podcast appearance, Ben seeks help.

episode image Romeo
7.5/10 (872 votes)

#26 Romeo

S4:E7

After finding another dead body, Michaela and Jared try to track down a serial killer. Cal goes on a date. Zeke faces old demons.

episode image Turbulence
7.4/10 (2420 votes)

#27 Turbulence

S1:E3

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.

episode image Point of No Return
7.4/10 (1841 votes)

#28 Point of No Return

S1:E8

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.

episode image Cleared for Approach
7.4/10 (1620 votes)

#29 Cleared for Approach

S1:E13

Michaela uses her skills as a detective to find out more about Zeke, a hiker who disappeared in 2017 and may be one of them. Ben's family is impacted as public disdain for the passengers of Flight 828 rises.

episode image Upgrade
7.4/10 (1580 votes)

#30 Upgrade

S1:E14

When Saanvi goes missing, Ben suspects a fanatical group who have become obsessed with the passengers from Flight 828. Michaela must face the consequences of her reunion with Jared. Zeke returns to New York and has an ominous calling.

episode image Hard Landing
7.4/10 (1576 votes)

#31 Hard Landing

S1:E15

Another non-passenger appears to have come back from the dead, and Ben, Michaela and Saanvi want to know why now and why him. This mystery-man is also having callings. Saanvi experiences PTSD.

episode image Grounded
7.4/10 (1401 votes)

#32 Grounded

S2:E2

Ben forms an alliance with a student from Flight 828, whose callings either uncovered a violent crime or helped him commit one. As Saanvi strives to further her research into the death date, Grace makes a startling discovery about her pregnancy.

episode image Return Trip
7.4/10 (1287 votes)

#33 Return Trip

S2:E6

Ben and Saanvi work together to orchestrate a surprising family reunion for an emotionally closed-off Flight 828 passenger. Meanwhile, Olive drifts further away from her family, Jared learns more about a growing cabal of anti-828 sentiment, and Michaela finds herself out on a limb when baggage from Zeke's past threatens to destroy his tenuous new life.

episode image Unaccompanied Minors
7.4/10 (1225 votes)

#34 Unaccompanied Minors

S2:E11

As Zeke's condition worsens and the clock ticks towards his Death Date, he must confront his past while Saanvi tries to secure him a future. A pair of connected callings lead Ben and TJ to a surprising loved one, and Michaela faces a moral dilemma when her own calling instructs her to let a criminal go free.

episode image Call Sign
7.4/10 (1264 votes)

#35 Call Sign

S2:E12

Ben is drawn to help absolve a passenger of his guilt, while Saanvi enlists help in protecting herself from the Major. Jared and Drea attempt to extract a confession from a trio of ruthless meth dealers who would do anything to exact revenge on Michaela.

episode image Deadhead
7.4/10 (1174 votes)

#36 Deadhead

S3:E2

A threat to the Stone family tests Michaela’s commitment to play by the rules and forces Grace to make a difficult decision. Ben enlists the aid of an old rival to save an old friend. Olive helps a new friend solve a calling that unearths a startling connection.

episode image Tailspin
7.4/10 (1133 votes)

#37 Tailspin

S3:E4

Ben and Saanvi join forces with Vance in his newest venture to understand Flight 828. Michaela and Zeke adjust to their new home life together, but they pivot to aid a non-passenger with a looming death date of their own.

episode image Water Landing
7.4/10 (1134 votes)

#38 Water Landing

S3:E5

Michaela’s premonition leads her to pursue a fugitive. Ben tries to gain the trust of an unlikely ally. Olive’s relationship with Levi leads to a fascinating discovery. Jared and Drea uncover devastating secrets. Saanvi finds herself faced with a dilemma that may jeopardize the Eureka project.

episode image Formation
7.4/10 (747 votes)

#39 Formation

S4:E19

All signs point to the end of the Earth, spurring the Stone family and the passengers to work together and decipher cryptic clues before time runs out.

episode image Crosswinds
7.3/10 (1729 votes)

#40 Crosswinds

S1:E10

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.

Cast & Chracters

character image Michaela Stone

Michaela Stone

Actor: Melissa Roxburgh
character image Ben Stone

Ben Stone

Actor: Josh Dallas
character image Jared Vasquez

Jared Vasquez

Actor: J.R. Ramirez
character image Olive Stone

Olive Stone

Actor: Luna Blaise
character image Saanvi Bahl

Saanvi Bahl

Actor: Parveen Kaur
character image Zeke Landon

Zeke Landon

Actor: Matt Long
character image Angelina Meyer

Angelina Meyer

Actor: Holly Taylor
character image Robert Vance

Robert Vance

Actor: Daryl Edwards
character image Cal Stone

Cal Stone

Actor: Ty Doran

The highest rated episode of Manifest is "Final Boarding" (S4E20) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 2,099 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Final Descent" (S4E11) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 734 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Pilot" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 3,847 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Unclaimed Baggage" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 2,245 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Emergency Exit" (S2E7) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 1,414 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Coordinated Flight" (S2E5) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 1,292 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Mayday (2)" (S3E13) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 1,511 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Duty Free" (S3E11) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 1,020 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Final Boarding" (S4E20) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 2,099 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Final Descent" (S4E11) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 734 votes.

Name Department Job
Robert Zemeckis Production Executive Producer

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