Manifest returns with the first half of its supersized Season 4, a year and a half since the show last aired.
When the series left off in the Season 3 finale “Mayday,” Angelina (Holly Taylor) fatally stabbed Grace (Athena Karkanis) and kidnapped baby Eden. Before she died, Grace was able to bid farewell to Cal (Ty Doran), who returned aged five years older.
Now, the final season — the drama’s first on Netflix — is here, with the first ten episodes dropping on Friday, Nov. 4. (The date of the second batch’s release is still TBA.)
But before the series can wrap up, there are a number of lingering questions that still need answers.
How will the Stone family move on after Grace's death?
The Stones are no strangers to trauma and tragedy, but this blow is particularly brutal. Not only did they lose their matriarch, but Olive (Luna Blaise) was helplessly trapped in her room while her mother was murdered. Cal had invited Angelina back into their lives after Grace tried to kick her out.
Two years later, Ben (Josh Dallas), who was trying to find the MIA Cal elsewhere when Grace was killed, is not handling the loss well. “Ben can’t help but have this complicated feeling of ‘you did it’ toward his son,” Dallas previously told Tudum. “And that’s really, really rough.”
Where are Angelina and Eden?
Angelina snatched her “guardian angel” Eden and bolted before Grace died. But her ability to stay on the run might be limited as she and the now-toddler try to stay off the grid. Previously, the Stones were her closest allies. Now, as she tries to remain with Eden, who will help her? And given how young Eden was when she was kidnapped, will she even remember her family?
What happened to Cal?
Cal has already gone through one bout of mysterious aging, thanks to his time on Flight 828. But now, after touching the tail fin and disappearing, he’s returned home older, claiming to know what they need to do now. (Um, want to share with the class?) Given that he was only gone a few hours, what happened to him to make him age rapidly? And what kind of clarity did he get wherever he went?
Since reappearing, the 828ers have become famous, with many people skeptical of who and what they might be. One of the most notable passengers aging five years older, with no warning, could make Cal’s very existence a real danger to everyone he holds dear…
Can the passengers avoid the death date?
In Season 3, the 828ers discovered they actually died mid-flight back in 2013 and were resurrected in time for their 2018 return. But the second chance at life had a ticking clock attached, and now they have an upcoming 2024 death date they’re trying to beat.
Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) has already witnessed her husband, Zeke (Matt Long), outlive his own death date, thanks to his decision to follow the “callings.” But is simply following the still-mysterious callings really enough to prevent the passengers from meeting what seems to be certain death? Will it take something else to get them out from under the threat? Or are they simply doomed?
Where did the 828 plane wreckage go?
Ever since 828 landed, the plane itself has been a mystery — exploding in the very first episode, then turning up on the bottom of the ocean at the end of Season 2 — and Season 3 delivered one last doozy of a twist. While the rebuilt wreckage of the plane was at Project Eureka’s home base, the pilot, Captain Daly (Frank Deal), suddenly appeared in the cockpit… only for him and the entire plane to then completely vanish.
Losing an entire plane isn’t exactly like misplacing a pen… so where did it go? And how will it being gone impact the 828ers’ attempt to figure out what is going on?
