Everything We Know About ‘Manifest’ Season 3
The good news is we’ll get answers to all the questions we have about the very mysterious Manifest since the NBC drama has been renewed for a third season.
The bad news is it might take a bit longer than expected. But for now, we’re rounding up everything we know about the series following those who returned after being presumed dead — such as after a plane disappeared for five years — and their loved ones.
Read on for teases about Season 3, a possible premiere date, and more.
Where did Season 2 leave off?
Those who returned (and not just on the plane) have a “death date”: as long as they were “gone” is how long they have left … but there may be a way around that. Ezekiel “Zeke” Landon’s (Matt Long) day arrived, and he did freeze to death, as he would have, but he was also brought back somehow. Saanvi Bahl (Parveen Kaur) tried to get a cure for the passengers, only to accidentally kill the Major (Elizabeth Marvel) and learn her scientists were trying to weaponize, not cure, the anomaly.
(Peter Kramer/NBC)
But the biggest surprise was fishermen finding the tailfin of Flight 828 in the ocean … even though the passengers had supposedly come home on the plane (which had then been blown up).
You’ll also want to check out the end of the video near the bottom for showrunner Jeff Rake’s “eight things you may have noticed last season.”
When will Season 3 premiere?
NBC has released its fall schedule, and Manifest is not on it. Instead, the network announced that it will return after January 1, 2021.
Who’s returning?
It looks like all of the usual suspects are back: Josh Dallas (Ben Stone), Melissa Roxburgh (Michaela Stone), Athena Karkanis (Grace Stone), Kaur, Long, J.R. Ramirez (Jared Vasquez), Luna Blaise (Olive Stone), and Jack Messina (Cal Stone).
What do we know about Season 3?
Thanks to the show’s official Twitter account, we have a hint about the premiere title. Two of the letters are “LF,” and given the end of Season 2, “Tailfin” is a logical guess.
Your first look at Episode 1 of #Manifest Season 3! ✈️ ⁰⁰
The title has 7 letters total. Here are 2. Any guesses? pic.twitter.com/0rOGyfVj5g
— Manifest (@NBCManifest) August 28, 2020
To celebrate 8/28 day, Rake shared eight teases about the new season:
- “Ben and Saanvi do a deep dive on the Montego Air tailfin that was recovered in the Season 2 finale.”
- “A long-lost character will make a shocking reappearance.”
- “Jared will have a complicated new relationship, a love interest.”
- “A new passenger, whom we’ve never met, will be introduced in the season premiere and will become integral to our series-long story.”
- “Season 3 picks up about three months after the Season 2 finale.”
- “We’ll finally get to know someone from Grace’s side of the family, and let the fireworks begin.”
- “Michaela and Zeke move into a new place with an unexpected third party.”
- “Not all passengers are motivated to use the Callings for good.”
Happy 828! #Manifest pic.twitter.com/hwaDmjTcSd
— Jeff Rake (@jeff_rake) August 28, 2020
“By the first episode, the entire globe is going to have eyes and ears focused on this tail fin, and that is going to obviously be the investigation because it would be a metaphysical impossibility if this is a part of the same plane,” Rake told TV Insider after the Season 2 finale. But because it is, as a result, “that is going to reignite global scrutiny and also global fears of Flight 828 and its passengers.”
Just because Michaela and Zeke got married in Season 2 (albeit when they thought he was going to die very soon after) doesn’t mean the love triangle is gone because she loves both him and Jared. “Now Season 3 is about what this triangle can look like. These are three adults. They love and respect each other. Jared and Zeke made peace with each other,” Rake said. “The question moving forward is, can Michaela find a way to love both of these men in different ways? Can these two men be adult enough to maintain a friendship even while they both love the same woman?”
As for Saanvi in the aftermath of killing the Major, she’ll likely have “2% of happiness” — on the romantic front but in an unexpected way — and “98% of angst,” the showrunner teased. Will others help her cover up that murder? And considering she defied a Calling — and they now believe that following them means surviving the death date — what impact will that have on her future?
Then there are the three meth dealers who kidnapped Cal and presumably drowned … only for their bodies to never be recovered. The Stones “should be incredibly worried, and as soon as Episode 1 of Season 3, we’re going to see that story come to life,” Rake teased. “Those characters are incredibly important to our Season 3 mythology. It’s not the first time we’ve seen someone other than the passengers die and come back. … Jace, Pete, and Kory are the next characters on that same trajectory. Their fate, as it plays out in Season 3, is going to have probably the most significant mythological impact on the rest of the series than anything else to date.”
Manifest, Season 3, 2021, NBC
Conversation21 Comments
Please read the TV Insider Community Guidelines.
Comments are closed on this story.
-
C
I love the show it keep you glue to the TV. And and you don't want it to end. You just can't wait to next time I hope they keep the show cause when I like something it get cancelled.l hope not this show is really good.
24
-
R
I do not normally care for science fiction type of things, but I love this show! The acting is great and the storyline very believable. Can't wait until season 3!
14
-
C
I've been having "withdrawl symptoms".... When's the 1st show of season 3?????
10
-
O
I took a chance on this show when it first premiered. Been hooked ever since. I need to get this on DVD like I did Lost.
10 1
-
O
love the show. am 66 and husband is 71. we love it!
8
-
O
It's already 2-1-2021 and Manifest isn't on tv. What's up?
7
-
P
I love that show I think you should bring it back as soon as possible why leave everybody in suspense
7
-
B
Manifest is an incredible show. Can't wait for season 3 and more intrigue. All my friends watch it too. I'm 68 and semi-retired.
5
-
O
I love Manifest! I’ve watched it since day one. I hope it has a long run on NBC. The storyline is good, and, the acting is superb.
4
-
G
Yolanda don't have a calling that's going to result in the cancelation of the show😂
5 1
-
G
Manifest, the best show on TV, my SIL and I have been religious watchers since day 1, we miss it, the ratings were very high for the shoe so please what's the hold up? This show is like a drug for us we never missed it and cringed every episode. Come on guys, we need our Manifest.
1
-
G
Manifest, the best show on TV, my SIL and I have been religious watchers since day 1, we miss it, the ratings were very high for the show so please what's the hold up? This show is like a drug for us we never missed it and cringed every episode. Come on guys, we need our Manifest.
1
-
-
G
Lol
2 1
-
G
I love the show and it must continue on now waiting on your season 4
-
B
I love the show, it keeps you on edge
-
G
So excited for Season 3 !!!! Please keep it going
-
C
April 1, 2021 - No joke... Season 3 returned today.
-
O
I'm waiting!!!
-
G
I really enjoy watching this show.
-
B
I honestly don't get how they didn't come to the conclusion that the plane they were on exploded. Zeke and Griffin are enough proof that how you died is how you came back, they know that. Add that to the fact that they keep seeing visions of the plane exploding, it should be clear that they died because the plane exploded.
-
R
I think it will be a disaster for the show if there is still a love triangle because this is not the show for it and it will ruin the show if there is unnecessary drama going on.
I REALLY don't like the idea of "happily ever after" if you want that, watch Once Upon A Time or another fairytale type show or one that is set with the idea of happily ever after.
1 3
Watchlist Easy access to only the shows you care about — all in one simple place
Alerts Only important notifications — when a show is returning, when it becomes available to stream, and more.
Special Offers Exclusive products we release related to your favorite shows and streaming services