Netflix Revives Manifest For One Last Season After NBC Cancellation

Netflix has revived Manifest for one last season after NBC cancelled the series earlier this year.

NBC cancelled Manifest back in June and fans quickly took to Twitter with the "#SaveManifest" hashtag to express their desire to see a fourth season happen.

Now, just over two months later, Netflix has announced that it has picked the series up to create a fourth and final season.

"The fourth and final season will be comprised of 20 episodes, which will bring the story of the passengers of Flight 828 to its conclusion," a press release from Netflix reads.

When Season 3 of Manifest came to an end, the series left quite a few questions open on the table, ideally to be answered in a fourth season…but Netflix cancelled the series. It seems "#SaveManifest," and the great numbers the show has seen on Netflix since its premiere on the subscription service back in June, showed that the show had more story to tell (and fans to please).

"Since its premiere on Netflix in June, Manifest has proven very popular with our members," Netflix Head of Global TV, Bela Bejaria, said in a press release. "[Manifest producer and creator Jeff Rake] and his team have crafted a beguiling mystery that has viewers around the world on the edge of their seats and believing again in second chances, and we're thrilled that they will bring fans some closure with this final super-sized season."

Rake said that never in his wildest dreams did he envision the amount of support and love for Manifest that's been revealed as of late — enough support to revive the series. He also said he's excited to have the chance to reward the show's fans with the ending they deserve.

"On behalf of the cast, the crew, the writers, directors, and producers, thank you to Netflix, to Warner Bros., and of course to the fans," Rake said. "You did this."

Manifest premiered on NBC back in 2018 and ran for three seasons before it was cancelled in June of this year. The series revolved around the mysterious Montego Air Flight 828. What was supposed to be a standard flight quickly turned into something else when passengers realized that five years had passed after landing.

The mystery of this flight will seemingly be wrapped up in a final 20-episode season set to premiere on Netflix, although the company didn't mention a release date.

For more about Manifest, check out our thoughts on the show's start in IGN's Manifest Season 1 Episode 1 review and then watch this Manifest Season 3 trailer.

Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

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