Manifest stars tease central mystery (“It could be aliens…”), NBC thriller promises there’s ‘definitely’ a grand plan

The mystery of Montego Air Flight 828 may or may not involve little green men (and women). At San Diego Comic-Con last month, Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh, stars of NBC’s new thriller manifesto, did not rule out a supernatural-related culprit behind the legendary puzzle. (To put it simply: Flight 828 disappears from radar shortly after takeoff and returns years later without explanation, leaving its passengers with no experience of the passage of time.)

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“(it) can Be aliens,” Roxburgh teased in TVLine’s SDCC Comic-Con video suite, before quickly adding, “It could[also]be a wormhole. it could be a million different things.”

Whatever the reason, the Dallas-based high-concept family drama (debuting Monday, September 24 at 10/9c) has been described as “lost meeting of this is us – kept it there Is One reason. “(series creator Jeff Rake) Definitely There is a plan,” he assured.

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