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Manifest

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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 56 Ratings

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Manifest

Series Details & Credits

NBC | Netflix | Release Date: September 24, 2018

Summary: When the passengers and crew of Montego Air Flight 828 land, they are surprised to learn five years had passed since they took flight in this drama from Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Metascore

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Critic Reviews

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Paste Magazine

Kathryn Porter

Oct 28, 2022

Season 4 Review: It’s really nice to watch some simple, forward moving character development when there are so many other complex shows around that require you to watch with all of your brain power. That isn’t to say that there isn’t a lot to think about when it comes to Manifest, but the mystery and drama of the show have always been fun before they’ve been complex, and it’s good to see that it has stayed that way. Read full review

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Sep 24, 2018

Season 1 Review: Manifest wants to be "This Is Us" with a taste of "Lost." Over the first episode, it manages the feat with considerable skill. A good cast sells the improbable hook by at least making it emotionally probable. Read full review

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IndieWire Liz Shannon Miller

Sep 25, 2018

Season 1 Review: There are a number of really interesting ideas to be uncovered in Manifest. Read full review

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Boston Herald

Mark A. Perigard

Sep 24, 2018

Season 1 Review: Manifest moves fast, but it plays like a ticket to nowhere. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Sep 24, 2018

Season 1 Review: It's always difficult with such concepts -- and perhaps this one more than most -- to see whether the producers can sustain enough interest to keep the show airborne. Read full review

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The New York Times

Margaret Lyons

Sep 24, 2018

Season 1 Review: Manifest has a frustrating lack of propulsion, a central dullness whose force field is so strong it bends all the interesting parts toward itself. Read full review

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Washington Post

Hank Stuever

Sep 24, 2018

Season 1 Review: The premise is certainly alluring, which is why it’s so disheartening to discover Manifest’s lack of imagination or intuition for what it might feel like, in the show’s lead example, for an extended family to be suddenly reunited. ... A viewer who might have been interested in the human element is instead served a cold plate of mystery meat--not the new “Lost,” but a feeble throwback to forgettable failures such as “The Event.” Read full review

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Ayala_Chen

Dec 12, 2022

Among the few series that I watched without skipping a single episode!! Looking forward to season 4 part 2

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Trv280

Jun 22, 2023

The series is captivating. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. The story flows but also it leaves you wondering what will happen next. It is a 10/10 because it has a great story, for all ages above 10.

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Panchai

Jun 22, 2021

I really love this movie when I saw first time in my country thailand. Thank you for sharing.

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Mauro_Lanari

Apr 11, 2020

(Mauro Lanari)
Leaving aside the big miscasting errors and the too many subplots of a disconcerting banality, the main defect of the TV series is that it renders well the effect of a mystical experience as much as it escapes from the true problem that taumaturgical events serve only to(Mauro Lanari)
Leaving aside the big miscasting errors and the too many subplots of a disconcerting banality, the main defect of the TV series is that it renders well the effect of a mystical experience as much as it escapes from the true problem that taumaturgical events serve only to restore the status quo.… Expand

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podaddy

Jan 27, 2021

This show gets a 3 from me for the premise, which made the show sound extremely interesting. Take away that and it barely merits a 1. Some in my household found it interesting enough to keep watching and for that reason, I have seen every painstakingly awful episode of very bad acting andThis show gets a 3 from me for the premise, which made the show sound extremely interesting. Take away that and it barely merits a 1. Some in my household found it interesting enough to keep watching and for that reason, I have seen every painstakingly awful episode of very bad acting and even worse writing. Aspiring/struggling actors must look at this show and say "I can't get work and THAT guy gets a role on a major network's TV drama?! I'm mostly talking about the actor who plays Ben, I'm stunned every time I watch and realize that a group of people watched him auditon for the part and said "yep, that's our guy" One critic nailed it with the critique that Manifest wants to be "This is Us" meets "Lost" and fails miserably. I loathe the emotional manipulativeness of "This is Us", but can not deny the writing and acting are consistently good, and sometimes excellent. As for Lost, Manifest can't hold up to even the late season Lost that so many people trashed....not even close. I can only assumed that the folks who like Manifest have limited cable access and rarely venture out beyond ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.… Expand

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nutmaster69

Jul 9, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is so garbage fun-bad... Laughing at it is by far the best part. If The score was for my personal watching experience I would give it a 9 of 10. Bad writing, CG, and some weird plot elements were at large in the show, but overall the plot is interesting although very odd. Moments such as Cal's cancer getting absorbed and the bird flying over Makayla (my memory of some events is foggy because I watched this about a year ago) show some of these very well. My main issue is the lack of concentration on the main story and WAY, WAY too many sub-plots.… Expand

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phillyjeff

Jan 5, 2023

This show was tolerable, at best. Since moving to Netflix, its complete garbage

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Series Overview
Season 4

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  Air Date: November 4, 2022
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  S4:E20. Episode 20
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  S4:E19. Episode 19
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  S4:E10. Inversion Illusion
  Air Date: November 4, 2022
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  S4:E9. Rendezvous
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  S4:E8. Full Upright and Locked Position
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  S4:E7. Romeo
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  S4:E6. Relative Bearing
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  S4:E5. Squawk
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  S4:E4. Go-Around
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  S4:E3. High Flight
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  S4:E2. All-Call
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  S4:E1. Touch-and-Go
  Air Date: November 4, 2022
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: April 1, 2021
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 6, 2020
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2018