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!
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, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Manifest" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7.9/10 from 3817 user votes. It was directed by David Frankel and written by Jeff Rake. "Pilot" aired on 9/24/2018 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Reentry".
7.9/10 3,817 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2018
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
7.5/10 2,726 votes#2 - Reentry
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2018
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
Writer: Jeff Rake, Matthew Lau
7.4/10 2,400 votes#3 - Turbulence
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2018
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
Writer: Gregory Nelson, Bobak Esfarjani
7.2/10 2,223 votes#4 - Unclaimed Baggage
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2018
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
Writer: Laura Putney, Margaret Easley
7.2/10 2,090 votes#5 - Connecting Flights
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2018
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
Writer: Amanda Green, Margaret Rose Lester
7.5/10 1,964 votes#6 - Off Radar
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2018
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 Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Matthew Lau, MW Cartozian Wilson
7.5/10 1,890 votes#7 - S.N.A.F.U.
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2018
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
Writer: Jeff Rake, Bobak Esfarjani
7.4/10 1,819 votes#8 - Point of No Return
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2018
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
Writer: Gregory Nelson, Margaret Rose Lester
7.9/10 1,955 votes#9 - Dead Reckoning
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2018
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
Writer: Laura Putney, Margaret Easley
7.3/10 1,707 votes#10 - Crosswinds
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2019
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
Writer: Amanda Green, MW Cartozian Wilson
7.6/10 1,659 votes#11 - Contrails
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2019
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
Writer: Bobak Esfarjani, Matthew Lau
7.9/10 1,711 votes#12 - Vanishing Point
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2019
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
Writer: Jeff Rake, Gregory Nelson
7.4/10 1,599 votes#13 - Cleared for Approach
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2019
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
Writer: Laura Putney, Margaret Easley
7.4/10 1,557 votes#14 - Upgrade
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2019
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
Writer: Matthew Lau, Ezra W. Nachman
7.4/10 1,552 votes#15 - Hard Landing
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2019
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
Writer: Gregory Nelson, Bobak Esfarjani
7.9/10 1,743 votes#16 - Estimated Time of Departure
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2019
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
Writer: Jeff Rake, Amanda Green