Even though series creator and showrunner Jeff Rake initially had a six season plan for Manifest, he told Entertainment Weekly shortly after the series’ rescue that “the endgame won’t change at all.” He later says “When I’ve talked in the past about having a roadmap all the way to the end of the series, that didn’t mean that I had a roadmap for literally every single episode. I have a roadmap with a series of twists and turns and flags in the sand that we would ultimately hit in order to tell the core stories within our mythology and within our relationship drama. So it will not be a particularly difficult exercise to overlay that same exact roadmap onto 20 episodes. It will be quite organic.” Ultimately, Rake is grateful to have the opportunity to finish telling this story, even if he doesn’t have as many episodes as he hoped for in the beginning. Thankfully, the wait for season 4 won’t be much longer.
Season 4 Plot Synopsis
Netflix’s official synopsis for season 4 says “Two years after the brutal murder of Grace turned their lives upside down, the Stone family is in shambles as a devastated Ben continues to mourn his wife and search for his kidnapped daughter, Eden. Consumed by his grief, Ben has stepped down from his role as co-captain of the lifeboat, leaving Michaela to captain it alone, a near impossible feat with the passengers’ every move now being monitored by a government registry. As the Death Date draws closer and the passengers grow desperate for a path to survival, a mysterious passenger arrives with a package for Cal that changes everything they know about Flight 828 and will prove to be the key to unlocking the secret of the Callings in this compelling, mind-bending, and deeply emotional journey.”
