Manifest is about passengers of Montego Air Flight 828. They vanish for five years and then poof! They are back. As they try to fit in, they uncover some wild supernatural gifts. Guess what? Their return is part of a bigger, scarier plan. The show dives into destiny, faith and how everything is tangled together. It’s deep stuff, folks.

Meet the characters from Manifest

Michaela Stone

Michaela is that take-charge cop who will sprint headfirst into danger and then apologize later like it’s a personality trait. She’s fierce, morally loud, and somehow keeps a wounded heart under her blazer—also a little reckless, obviously, because trauma makes for bad decisions (and great TV). She cares so much it hurts other people, which is both noble and exhausting to watch, honestly. Oh and she hoards coffee mugs? I think—no, she definitely has one with a cat on it, right?

Ben Stone

Ben is the stubborn, sleepless dad-scientist who turned grief into a mission and somehow became the group’s reluctant brain. He’s steady, rules-first but also willing to bend when the weight of family is on the line, and he organizes facts like they’re lifesavers (and sometimes they are). He can lecture you about evidence and then cry over macaroni art in the space of ten minutes—endearing and infuriating in equal measure. Also, weirdly, he collects fountain pens? Or was that his ex-colleague… but I’m sure it’s him.

Grace Stone

Grace is the emotional backbone, the person who steadies chaos with a look and a very practical casserole recipe. She’s compassionate and quietly fierce, which makes her the kind of partner who’ll fight for family and then forgive in a soft, scary way. She’s a teacher (I think?) and also has a private streak of stubbornness that nobody expects until it’s too late. She keeps succulents and watches trashy romance shows when nobody’s around—no judgment, just evidence.

Jared Vasquez

Jared is the charming, grumpy cop who has an excellent jawline and worse timing for vulnerability. He’s loyal to a fault, quick with sarcasm, and somehow always on call when someone else’s life implodes (classic Jared). He’ll crack a joke at 2 a.m., then sit quietly with you through the dark stuff, which is maybe why everyone trusts him even when he probably shouldn’t be trusted. Apartment is messy, takeout containers everywhere, but he alphabetizes his vinyls? Maybe.

Olive Stone

Olive is teen chaos wrapped in activism and weirdly specific taste in vintage jackets; she’s loud, brilliant, and allergic to small talk. She can hack feelings and phones with the same bored expression and then do something unexpectedly kind that full-on ruins your bad day. She’s dramatic but sincere, full of hashtags and handwritten zines, and somehow both cynical and hopelessly hopeful. Also, sticker collection on her laptop is a spiritual map of her personality (and yes, one is a dinosaur).

Cal Stone

Cal is the tiny weirdo with a cosmic load of secrets, equal parts sweet kid and alarm-bell prophecy, which is terrifying and adorable. He says things no kid should know and then asks for juice boxes like nothing happened—so unsettling in the best way. He’s sensitive, super intuitive, and carries a universe on his small shoulders; sometimes he giggles; sometimes he stares like an oracle. He loves dinosaurs but also refuses to eat broccoli because apparently broccoli is part of the conspiracy.

Saanvi Bahl

Saanvi is the brilliant, scientific mind who treats mysteries like equations and emotions like messy variables she’ll calibrate later. She’s curious to the point of obsession, ethical and very principled, and she somehow balances lab coats with sudden bravery that surprises even her. She’ll lecture you on methodology and then make a terrible romantic joke—no, seriously, it’s both adorable and mortifying. Also: secretly into spicy food (maybe cries a little), but will absolutely volunteer to run an experiment that could destroy her social life.