![]() Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur. ET/PT on NBC, Manifest stars Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. That show developed an intriguing (if convoluted) mythology, and Manifest might get to that point eventually as well, although there isn’t much in the first episode that makes it seem like it will be worth sticking around to find out. #MANIFEST NBC SERIES#In addition to Lost, Manifest recalls the hokey but mostly enjoyable USA Network series The 4400, about missing people who suddenly reappeared years later not having aged, and with nascent supernatural powers. When the episode closes with a montage of other Flight 828 returnees experiencing potential psychic impressions, it feels like an afterthought rather than a preview of exciting developments to come. The government investigation into the returned flight is halfhearted and loosely defined a news reporter claims that “a multitude of government agencies” are on the scene, but the show only offers up a handful of people in hazmat suits. “This is bigger than us,” Grace insists to Michaela, but the show has trouble following through on that idea. Creator Jeff Rake Stars Melissa Roxburgh Josh Dallas J.R. As those aboard reintegrate into society, they experience guiding voices and visions of events yet to occur, and soon a deeper mystery unfolds. It’s Everything Happens for a Reason: The TV Show, with Michaela discovering that her mother’s favorite Bible verse shares a number with the Montego Airways flight and with a key location in the case she ends up solving. 99+ Photos Drama Mystery Sci-Fi A commercial airliner suddenly reappears after being missing for five years. ![]() ![]() More than a detective show, though, Manifest is the embodiment of those mass-produced signs emblazoned with generic positive sentiments about life. ![]() RELATED: No Plans For a Lost TV Revival At ABC Just Yet Probably the most disappointing direction for Manifest to take would be to turn into a show about a psychic detective, but Michaela’s position on the police force will almost certainly drive future stories. Michaela finds it surprisingly simple to return to her old job as a cop (despite some unspecified scandal in her past), and her premonitions help her to solve a kidnapping case. Michaela and Ben have also started hearing voices in their heads, with vague yet insistent hints about imminent danger. ![]()
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