High drama TV
Binge-watching your favorite TV shows can be fun, but there’s something exciting about waiting for a mystery to unfold week after week, building anticipation with unexpected twists and turns. A new series is poised to take over the airwaves as TV viewers clamor to find this season’s new “it” drama.
After a turbulent but otherwise routine flight, the passengers and crew onboard Montego Air Flight 828 land and discover that they’ve been missing for more than five years in the new show “Manifest,” airing monday, oct .8, on nbc. Back on solid ground, they’re told that while they may have departed Montego Bay, Jamaica, on April 7, 2013, the day’s date is actually Nov. 4, 2018. Amazingly, none of the 191 passengers and crew have aged a day.
As government agents investigate and the passengers attempt to return to their normal lives, some of them wonder if they are destined for something greater than they’ve ever imagined.
While various media outlets have likened the new NBC series to ABC’S former hit “Lost,” this is no knockoff. At this year’s San Diego Comic-con, series creator Jeff Rake explained that “Manifest” will tackle the debate over science versus faith, an ambitious goal for a primetime drama. He explained that he may not have all of the details worked out just yet, but he already has “an endgame” in mind for the series.
Rake may be in the know, but series star Josh Dallas (“Once Upon a Time”) said he isn’t interested in knowing too much about where the show is going.
“It’s better for me on this particular project for me to not know, and discover along with the fans,” the actor said at Comic-con. He also explained what made him so interested in playing his character, Ben Stone. “I’m a spiritual guy, I believe in the universe; Ben is a mathematician and scientific. I found that to be intriguing and interesting. He likes to be the smartest guy in the room.”
Ben was one of the passengers who fatefully decided to wait for Flight 828 when his original flight was overbooked. He and his son, Cal (newcomer Jack Messina), volunteered to stay behind.