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The Best Episodes of Manifest Season 1

Every episode of Manifest Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Manifest Season 1!

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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,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Manifest Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.9/10(4069 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:David Frankel
    Writer:Jeff Rake

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  2. Manifest Season 1 Episode 2 - Reentry
    7.5/10(2910 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Dean White
    Writers:Jeff Rake, Matthew Lau

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  3. Manifest Season 1 Episode 3 - Turbulence
    7.4/10(2566 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writers:Gregory Nelson, Bobak Esfarjani

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  4. Manifest Season 1 Episode 4 - Unclaimed Baggage
    7.2/10(2377 votes)

    #4 - Unclaimed Baggage

    S1:E4

    Michaela and Saanvi have a similar vision, but it takes them some trial, error and teamwork to heed the call; Jared takes the fall for Michaela's misstep at work; Ben comes face-to-face with the man who replaced him.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writers:Margaret Easley, Laura Putney

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  5. Manifest Season 1 Episode 5 - Connecting Flights
    7.2/10(2234 votes)

    #5 - Connecting Flights

    S1:E5

    Flashbacks reveal how Grace, Olive and Jared coped with the loss of their loved ones after the disappearance of Flight 828; Ben tries to escape the voice in his mind by going on an adventure with Cal; Michaela struggles with her feelings for Jared.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writers:Amanda Green, Margaret Rose Lester

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  6. Manifest Season 1 Episode 6 - Off Radar
    7.5/10(2109 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writers:Matthew Lau, MW Cartozian Wilson

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  7. Manifest Season 1 Episode 7 - S.N.A.F.U.
    7.5/10(2030 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Michael Shultz
    Writers:Jeff Rake, Bobak Esfarjani

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  8. Manifest Season 1 Episode 8 - Point of No Return
    7.4/10(1957 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Nina Lopez-Corrado
    Writers:Gregory Nelson, Margaret Rose Lester

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  9. Manifest Season 1 Episode 9 - Dead Reckoning
    7.9/10(2104 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writers:Margaret Easley, Laura Putney

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  10. Manifest Season 1 Episode 10 - Crosswinds
    7.3/10(1843 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Michael Smith
    Writers:Amanda Green, MW Cartozian Wilson

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  11. Manifest Season 1 Episode 11 - Contrails
    7.6/10(1795 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Marisol Adler
    Writers:Matthew Lau, Bobak Esfarjani

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  12. Manifest Season 1 Episode 12 - Vanishing Point
    7.9/10(1852 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Millicent Shelton
    Writers:Jeff Rake, Gregory Nelson

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  13. Manifest Season 1 Episode 13 - Cleared for Approach
    7.4/10(1731 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writers:Margaret Easley, Laura Putney

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  14. Manifest Season 1 Episode 14 - Upgrade
    7.4/10(1692 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writers:Matthew Lau, Ezra W. Nachman

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  15. Manifest Season 1 Episode 15 - Hard Landing
    7.4/10(1685 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Claudia Yarmy
    Writers:Gregory Nelson, Bobak Esfarjani

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  16. Manifest Season 1 Episode 16 - Estimated Time of Departure
    7.9/10(1891 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Dean White
    Writers:Jeff Rake, Amanda Green

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Manifest" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 4069 votes. Directed by David Frankel and written by Jeff Rake, it aired on 9/24/2018. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Reentry".